Anthurium pedatoradiatum
Southern Mexico.
First described by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott. (1859)
Distinctive palmate leaves divided into finger-like lobes, giving a hand-shaped outline unlike most common Anthuriums.
Upright plant with radiating divided leaves; often grown terrestrially or semi-epiphytically in a chunky, drying mix.
pedato- and radiatum refer to the foot-like/radiating, palmately divided leaf shape.
Accepted Anthurium species. POWO lists it as an epiphyte from the seasonally dry tropical biome and recognises accepted infraspecific taxa under the species.
Because POWO places it in a seasonally dry tropical biome, avoid treating it like a swamp plant. Use bright filtered light and let the mix approach lightly dry.
Repot only when needed into a chunky bark/perlite/coco or similar aroid mix. Keep the crown above the mix and avoid oversized pots.
Monthly at quarter to half strength during active growth. Flush occasionally if using mineral fertiliser.
- Rot from constant wetness; leaf yellowing in low light; mechanical damage to the narrow leaf lobes.
- A brilliant database plant because the leaf shape is so memorable: it really does look like a leafy green hand.