PLATE

FLV-SP-07

Living Specimen

Pressed, plated, and offered for keeping

FIG. 1 —

Anthurium clarinervium · Araceae

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DETERMINATION — FOR THE KEEPING OF

Anthurium Clarinervium — Karst Velvet Specimen

Anthurium clarinervium · Araceae

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Each view drawn from the same specimen. Select a plate to inspect it.

Collector-grade lithophytic aroid with deeply cordate matte-velvet foliage and high-contrast ivory venation.

Seed-grown Anthurium clarinervium displaying thick, heart-shaped matte blades with bright ivory costal veins, potted in a high-aeration epiphyte blend.

CROSS-REFERENCE — THE PLANT ATLAS

HERB-08

Anthurium clarinervium

Araceae

Lithophytic aroid prized for deeply cordate, coriaceous dark-emerald leaf blades etched with contrasting crystalline primary and secondary veins.

LIGHT

Bright Indirect Light

WATER

Allow Top 50% Soil to Dry

HUMIDITY

65% – 85% RH

TEMPERATURE

18°C – 27°C (65°F – 80°F)

SOIL

Ultra-chunky lithophytic/epiphytic mix: 45% Orchiata bark, 25% coarse pumice, 20% sphagnum moss, 10% lump horticultural charcoal.

MATURE SIZE

Medium Specimen (40–100 cm)

KEEPING

Specialist / Collector

NATIVE TO

Karst limestone outcrops of Chiapas, Mexico

PETS

Unverified / Unknown

Species-specific veterinary toxicology for Anthurium clarinervium has not been independently indexed by the ASPCA; however, as a member of Araceae, tissues are presumed to contain insoluble calcium oxalate crystals. Marked Unverified / Unknown and excluded from Pet-Safe filter results.

FURTHER READING — THE JOURNAL

Notes filed alongside this plate

ISS-01

ISS-01

On Foliar Fenestration: Why Hemiepiphytic Aroids Perforate Their Leaves

An anatomical inquiry into programmed cell death, sub-canopy sunfleck capture, and boundary-layer thermoregulation in Monstera deliciosa.

Dr. Clara Lindqvist

ISS-02

ISS-02

Granulometry & Gas Exchange: Engineering Peat-Free Epiphytic Substrates

Why root hypoxia—not excess water volume—is the primary driver of rhizosphere collapse in container-grown botanical specimens.

Soren Takahashi

THE HERBARIUM LETTER — FOUR A YEAR

What to repot, what to read, and what has just been accessioned.

Seasonal, unhurried, and easy to leave.

COLOPHON

Set in Inter and Newsreader, with IBM Plex Mono for specimen records. Botanical plates courtesy of Unsplash contributors.

ON THE RECORD

Pet-safety notes in the Atlas cite the ASPCA classification recorded for each species. Where no classification has been verified, the record says so.

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