Anthurium pentaphyllum
Epiphytic or epilithic herb, up to 80 cm tall. Stem erect, internodes 0.6-0.8 x 1.5-4 cm, cataphylls persisting as a frame of fibers, but remaining intact. Petiole 32-41 x 0.5-0.7 cm, essentially U-shaped, deeply sulcate adaxially. Leaves 30-42 x 29-44 cm, rounded in outline, palmatic-compound subcoriaceous, folioles 5-13, oblanceolate to obovate, 11-16 x 5.2-7.5 cm, acute to obtuse at base, acuminate at apex, sometimes undulate at margins, tertiary nerves 9-11 per side, arising at an angle of 50-70°. Inflorescence erect to spreading, peduncle 6-9.3 x 0.6-1.2 cm, spathe lanceolate 8-11 x 2-3.4 cm, green tinged with purplish, spadix grayish green, 9-14.5 x 2-4.4 cm, tapering. Flowers 2-4 x 2-4 mm square. Berries purple, 0.8-1 x 0.4-0.5 cm.
Anthurium pentaphyllum is a widely dispersed species in South America, ranging from Santa Catarina State (Southern Brazil) to Northern South minor Antilles, usually as an epiphyte. However, it is occasionally seen growing directly on limestone rocks in Minas Gerais State.