{"product_id":"anthurium-oblitum-croat-exact-plant","title":"Anthurium Oblitum Croat (EXACT PLANT)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAnthurium oblitum Croat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e| (Actual Plant You'll Receive!)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAnthurium oblitum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e is a fascinating species formally described only in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e by botanist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThomas B. Croat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. Its specific epithet, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eoblitum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, comes from Latin and means \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e“forgotten,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e referring to the fact that it was long overlooked because it had been confused with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAnthurium betsyae\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. It is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eepiphytic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e aroid with long, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ecoriaceous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003edark green matte leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e borne on slender petioles, and it is often grown in an airy mix of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003emoss and bark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis species is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eendemic to Peru\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, known only from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eDepartment of Loreto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e along the road between \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eTarapoto and Yurimaguas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, just after the tunnel, in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003epremontane wet forest below 500 meters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. Although the plant in the image is young, mature specimens produce a striking inflorescence with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003edark violet to purple spadix\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, a distinctive trait within the genus. As an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eepiphyte\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, it naturally grows on trees rather than in soil, which explains its need for a very well-aerated substrate in cultivation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003etype specimen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e was collected on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eJuly 16, 2012\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eT.B. Croat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (number \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e59633A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e) and is deposited as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eholotype\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eMissouri Botanical Garden (MO)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. Today, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAnthurium oblitum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e is cultivated under controlled conditions, where it requires \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ehigh humidity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e and a substrate that mimics its natural epiphytic environment. It remains a remarkable example of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePeru’s rich biodiversity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e and of how many tropical species are still waiting to be discovered, understood, and properly named.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amazon Plants Peru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51694377763131,"sku":"D101","price":449.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/3397\/7403\/files\/20260915_135126_1__jpg.jpg?v=1789530745","url":"https:\/\/amazonplantsperu.com\/fr\/products\/anthurium-oblitum-croat-exact-plant","provider":"Amazon Plants Peru","version":"1.0","type":"link"}