Probably the most desirable velvet-leaf Anthurium. Commonly known as the Queen Anthurium, Anthurium warocqueanum T.Moore belongs to section ; Cardiolonchium. It is a large leaf western Colombian endemic, growing as appressed or loosely attached climber. Leaves can grow up to 250 cm long. Leaf blades are elongate cordate-lanceolate, apex acute, base cordate, sinus deep, rounded,posterior lobes sub-oblong, rounded, parallel; lamina leathery,deep velvety green with somewhat strongly impressed silvery-grey primary, secondary and tertiary venation adaxially, pale green abaxially. Petioles to 60 cm long, terete, somewhat angled, geniculate apically.
The genus name Anthurium is derived form Greek ánthos "flower" + ourá "tail" + New Latin -ium -ium . A very literal translation of this would be 'flowering tail'.
Anthurium warocqueanum
Anthuriu warocqueanum is ca. 45cm tall and comes in a 12cm pot
