Anthurium sinuatum (Araceae)
Scandent epiphyte. Stems green, subterete, 1-2 cm thick, the internodes (2)-5-11 cm long. Cataphylls triangular, 3-6 cm long, entire and persistent, not decomposing to fibers. LEAVES: Petiole 35-55 cm long; lamina 5- to 7-sect, the segments pedately arranged, obovate, 12-30 cm long, attenuate at the base, hardly or not at all petiolulate, the margins sinuate to repand, the apex acuminate, drying a dull milky brown colour. INFLORESCENCE: Peduncle 25-50 cm long, subequalling the petiole in length. Spathe maroon, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 8-18 cm long, 1-2.5 cm wide, persistent. Spadix in flower slender, 10-18 cm long, 5-8 mm thick at base, tapering to the apex, lavender or purple.
Eastern South America, French Guiana to southern Brazil.