Anthurium friedrichsthalii Schott

Epiphyte, usually pendent, often loosely attached by only a few roots; stem usually less than 15 cm long, 1-1.5 cm diam.; roots thin; cataphylls weathering to coarse linear-fibers. LEAVES pendent; petioles 1.5-14 cm long, mostly less than 10 cm long, ca. 2-3 mm diam., terete or flattened adaxially; geniculum 5-8 mm long; blades linear, 12-56 cm long, 0.8-4 cm wide, acuminate at apex, subacute at base; upper surface matte to semiglossy, the lower surface conspicuously glandular-punctate; the midrib acutely raised, becoming sunken at apex above, convexly raised at base, flattened at apex below; primary lateral veins 8 or more per side, flat above, obscure below; collective vein arising from the base, 3-5 mm from margin. INFLORESCENCE pendent; peduncles 19-30 cm long, ca. 2.5 mm diam., terete; spathe linear, pale green, 1-5 cm long, 3-5 mm wide, rounded at base, gradually acuminate at apex, withering and soon deciduous; spadix pale green, sometimes tinged purplish, turning brownish, 3-15 cm long, 4-5 mm diam.; the flowers 4-lobed, 2.8-3.8 mm in both directions, the sides straight to weakly sigmoid; 3-4 flowers visible in the principal spiral, 2-3 flowers visible in the alternate spiral; tepals matte, minutely papillate, lateral tepals 1.6-2 mm wide; pistil not exserted; the stigma linear, 3 mm long; stamens emerging ± slowly from base, held at edge of pistil, soon completely retracting; anthers cream, ca. 0.3 mm long, 0.9 mm wide; thecae ellipsoid; pollen while. INFRUCTESCENCE pendent; spathe absent; spadix to 25 cm long, 2 cm diam.; berries pale yellow-orange, irregularly shaped broader than long, ca. 5 mm long, 5-8 mm wide, narrowing to apex, truncate with a central depression; seeds 3-4, ± ovate, greenish or yellowish, ca. 2.7 mm long.