Name: Anthurium clavigerum, Poepp. & Endl. 1845
Synonyms: Anthurium burchellianum, (Engl.) J.F.Macbr. 1931
Anthurium clavigerum var. subpedatipartitum, Engl. 1905
Anthurium holtonianum, Schott 1857
Anthurium holtonianum var. cohaerens Engl. 1905
Anthurium kalbreyeri, Mast. 1881
Anthurium monsterioides, Steyerm. 1951
Anthurium obovatum, Gleason 1929
Anthurium panduratum, Mart. 1855
Anthurium panduratum, Mart. ex Schott 1855
Anthurium panduratum var. burchellianum, Engl. 1905
Anthurium repandum, Schott 1857
Anthurium wendlandii, Schott 1858
Etymology: clavigerum = club-bearing
Origin: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Habitat: This species grows epiphytically and hemiepiphytically at elevations of 30–1,500 m in dark, moist montane forests. Terrestrial-growing plants are usually found near rivers.
Notes: The following varieties of this species are generally
recognized: Anthurium clavigerum var. corazaense Croat, Carrascal & Herazo, Novon 27(3): 151 (2019).
Anthurium clavigerum var. subpedatipartitum Engl., Pflanzenr. (Engler) 4, Fam. 23b: 280 (1905).
The shape and number of leaves change as the plant ages.
Cultivation: Warm to intermediate conditions at approximately 18–28 °C, bright indirect light, and high humidity. Grow in a coarse aroid substrate and provide a climbing support.