Anthurium villenaorum
Peru, reported from the Moyobamba area of San Martín.
First described by Thomas B. Croat, according to horticultural sources; formal database status unresolved. (2017)
Dark green, velvety, heart-shaped leaves with bright contrasting venation; mature leaves can become thick and refined.
Compact to medium upright velvet Anthurium grown mainly for foliage.
Trade sources state the epithet honours Janette Karol Villena Bendez and Bruno Villena of Orchideas Amazonicas.
Very popular velvet-leaf collector Anthurium. I did not find a stable POWO accepted species page, so it is treated cautiously as unresolved/undescribed for the DB.
Grow warm and humid with bright filtered light, airy media, and steady but not stagnant moisture. Avoid cool, wet roots.
Use a chunky aroid mix with bark, perlite/pumice, coco chips or coarse fibre, and a moisture-retentive component. Repot gently when roots fill the pot.
Monthly at quarter to half strength during active growth. Flush occasionally if using mineral fertiliser.
- Root rot in dense media; leaf edge burn from low humidity, salts, or inconsistent watering; spider mites, thrips, scale, or mealybug; cold damage in cool indoor conditions.
- A good example of an Anthurium name that is very real in collections but still awkward in formal taxonomy databases.