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Anthurium pedatoradiatum

Anthurium pedatoradiatum
Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0

Anthurium pedatoradiatum, also called Anthurium Fingers, is a Mexican aroid with deeply divided, finger-like leaves that radiate like a palm; the sources describe it as terrestrial, while Kew lists it as an epiphyte. Keep it warm and humid with bright, filtered light and never let the mix stay soggy.

Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as
Palm
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water when the top of the mix starts to dry, and avoid soggy conditions.
Soil
Chunky, well-draining aroid mix with bark, perlite and peat.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: All parts of Anthurium plants contain calcium oxalate crystals that cause mouth and throat irritation, swelling and drooling if chewed.
Native range
S. Mexico
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Anthurium pedatoradiatum or Anthurium Fingers is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium native to southern Mexico. A. pedatoradiatum has leaves with deep finger-like sections, and is terrestrial. Its natural habitat is from sea level up to 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) in the Mexican states of Veracruz, Tabasco, and Chiapas. It is related to other Anthurium in the section Schizoplacium such as Anthurium podophyllum, and its species name in Latin refers to the radiating growth of its palm-like leaves.

Other Anthurium plants

Tulip Anthurium · Flamingo-lily · Anthurium bakeri · Anthurium clarinervium · Scalloped laceleaf · Crystal Anthurium · Anthurium forgetii · Red Pearls Anthurium · Anthurium hookeri · Anthurium polyschistum · Anthurium radicans · Anthurium scherzerianum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anthurium pedatoradiatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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