Anthurium forgetii
A Colombian velvet-leaf Anthurium (section Cardiolonchium) with rounded, slightly peltate leaves that lack the usual sinus and carry silver-green veins. It is often called epiphytic, but recent field records from Cundinamarca describe it as a terrestrial herb about 40 cm tall, locally abundant in riverside premontane wet forest at roughly 930–1120 m. Grow it warm by day, a few degrees cooler at night, in shade and high humidity.
Where it grows wild
Recent field observations place it as a terrestrial herb in premontane wet forest, including riparian forest along a stream, where it can be abundant locally. Older literature and trade sources call it epiphytic; wild plants may do both, but the documented habit is terrestrial on the forest floor.
Recorded at 932–1124 m (Cundinamarca, Boyacá and Valle del Cauca), in the premontane belt.
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