I Speak For The Trees

Birdsnest Anthurium, from the upper transitional forests above Mera, Pastaza Province.  To mark the passing of what was a really horrible day for a lot of people worldwide, I want to show you something rare and encouraging.  These are wild Anthuriums from the section Pachyneurium, which are nearly extinct around Pastaza due to their popularity as an export plant to places like Indonesia.  They are growing in the Bosque Protector Rio Antzu, a private preserve of middle to high altitude primary transitional forest.  These Anthuriums are not very big plants, certainly nothing like the size of the ones I had in cultivation (you can find that by clicking here - they are perhaps 2 feet tall at the tip of the longest blade, and the spadices are 5 or 6 inches.

I wish to make clear at this point that I am a photographer first and a conservationist second; I do not collect or sell plants.  Especially within forest preserves.  If you are interested in purchasing Ecuadorian aroids of any genus or section, you should contact Ecuagenera at http://www.ecuagenera.com (look in the tropicals section)