Anthurium esmeraldense Sodiro

Epiphytic or terrestrial; internodes short, broader than long, to 3 cm diam., drying reddish brown; cataphylls subcoriaceous, to 25 cm long, drying brown, persisting intact; petioles 36-81 cm long (averaging 63.4 cm), to 6 mm diam. in middle, medium green, semiglossy; blades subcoriaceous to moderately coriaceous, triangular-ovate, acuminate at apex, cordate to sagittate at base, (28)42-59 cm long, 13.5-25 cm wide (averaging 46 x 19.5 cm), 2.1-2.5 times longer than broad, .5-.8 times longer than petiole; drying reddish brown; upper surface dark green and velvety; lower surface reddish green and moderately glossy, obscurely dark-punctate; anterior lobe 22-44 cm long, 3.5 times longer than the posterior lobes; posterior lobes 6-18 cm long, 5-14 cm wide, directed somewhat inward; sinus spathulate, 10 cm deep, 1.5-2.5 cm wide; midrib convex and much paler above, pale and triangular-winged below, drying slightly raised in valley above, acutely raised below; basal veins 5 pairs, first 2 pairs free to base, the remainder coalesced to 7 cm from base; posterior rib naked 1.5-3 cm; primary lateral veins 6-8 per side, departing midrib at 45°-60° angles, ascending to collective vein, raised below on drying; collective vein arising from one of the lowermost basal veins, varying from 2-9 mm from margin, indented to 9 mm at point of merging with basal veins, narrowing to 5--6 mm along lobes, narrowing further to 2 mm near apex; INFLORESCENCES erect to erect-spreading; peduncle 27--69 cm long, 4-15 mm diam. at middle; spathe 10-19 cm long, (3-)4-6 cm wide, oblanceolate, often hooding spadix moderately glossy, medium green or red inside; spadix white, erect, cylindroid, 6.5-15 cm long, 1-1.5 cm diam. INFRUCTESCENCES not seen.