Anthurium bernalii Croat

Terrestrial as juvenile or preadult, usually epiphytic as adult; juvenile plants with petioles 15-20 cm long, 1-2 mm diam., blades ovate-triangular, slightly to moderately cordate, 15-20 cm long, 5-9 cm wide; adult plants with internodes to 5 cm long, 1.5-4 cm diam.; cataphylls persisting intact at upper nodes, as linear bases of fibers at lower nodes, 12-16 cm long, drying medium tan; petioles 70-100 cm long (averaging 73.3 cm),4-7 mm diam. at middle, terete, sometimes tinged maroon; blades ovate-triangular, acuminate at apex, cordate at base, (25-) 55-81 cm long, (11.3-) 27-44 cm wide (averaging 72.2 x 35.6 cm), 1.8-2.2 times longer than broad, .8-1.0 times longer than the petioles, broadest at or slightly above point of petiole attachment (sometimes broadest below the petiole attachment), subcoriaceous; surfaces slightly bicolorous, drying medium olive; upper surface semiglossy and bullate; lower surface matte; anterior lobe 33-65 cm long, broadly convex to slightly concave along the margin; posterior lobes 13-21 cm long, 12-20 cm wide, directed either inward or outward; sinus spathulate to parabolic, 7-10 cm deep, 5-9 cm wide; midrib convex and paler than surface above, round-raised and paler than surface below; basal veins 6-7 pairs, first one or two free to base, the remainder coalesced for 2-3 cm; posterior rib naked for 1-2 cm; primary lateral veins (20-)25-30 per side, sunken above, raised below; interprimary veins nearly as conspicuous as primary lateral veins; collective vein arising from one of basal veins, 2-5 mm from margin; all other veins prominently sunken above, prominently raised below. INFLORESCENCES erect-spreading; peduncle 30-55(-70) cm long, 3-5 mm diam. at middle; spathe lanceolate, 12-13 cm long, 1 cm wide, green, reddish green, or light green; spadix green or brownish green, becoming purplish before anthesis, weakly glossy, narrowly tapered, 22.5-34 cm long, 5 mm diam. near middle, 3.5 mm diam. at 1 cm from apex. Flowers visible 5-7 per spiral, 2.3-2.5 mm long, 1.7-1.9 mm wide; tepals minutely granular, lateral tepals 1.0-1.3 mm wide, the outer margins 3-4 sided (shield-shaped); pistils green, acute, early emergent. INFRUCTESCENCES to 40 cm long, moderately dark green; tepals green in early fruit.