Araceae
Anthurium apanui Croat
SUMMARY
Epiphytic plant; internodes short, drying 8 mm diam.; cataphylls 5.5 cm long, drying tan, weathering to fine longitudinal fibers near apex, a reticulum near base at upper nodes, then deciduous. LEAVES: Petioles 18-19 cm long, drying 2-3 mm diam., dark yellowish brown; blades oblong to oblong-elliptic, narrowly acuminate at apex (acumen ca. 3.5 cm long), cuneate at base, 33.5-34.5 × 7.3-7.6 cm, 4.5-4.6 times longer than broad, green-tinged with brown or gray above, brown-tinged with yellow below; midrib convex, brown above, convex, concolorous below; primary lateral veins 5-6 per side, arising at a 42-50° angle from midrib; collective veins arising from margin near base, 4-5 mm from margin. INFLORESCENCE with peduncle 22 cm long, drying 1-2 mm diam.; spathe green; spadix green, cylindrical, erect, 4 cm long, drying ca. 4 mm diam. Flowers 2.2-2.3 × 2.1-2.2 mm, 3 visible per spiral; lateral tepals 1 mm wide.