Philodendron bernardoi Croat

Epiphyte; internodes not seen; cataphylls to 13 cm long, about half as long as petioles.  LEAVES with petioles ca. 24.6 cm long, erect-spreading, subterete; blades narrowly ovate-elliptic, subcordate, ca. 56.1 cm long, ca. 24.6 cm wide, ca. 2.28 times longer than wide, ca. 2.28 times longer than petioles, acute at the apex, shortly lobed at the base, drying moderately glossy, dark brown above, yellow-brown below; posterior lobes narrowly rounded 6.2-7.7 cm long, with lobes overlapping; sinus ca. 4.9 cm deep, closed; midrib drying slightly raised and darker above, slightly raised, ridged and darker below; primary lateral veins ca. 24-26 pairs arising at a 60° angle, weakly undulated and concolorous above, drying finely ribbed and black-brown below; interprimary veins present and only scarcely weaker than primary lateral veins; minor veins weak, fine and many; basal veins ca. 6 pairs, all effectively free to the base. INFLORESCENCE probably 1 per axil; peduncles ca. 7.7 cm long, 7-8 mm diam., roughly half as long as the spathe; spathe greenish white, ca. 13.8 cm long, ca. 2 cm diam. upon drying; spadix 12.5 cm long; staminate portion, 7.7 cm long, the sterile staminate portion 1.1 cm long, 1.2 cm diam., the constricted area 9 mm diam., broadest portion in the upper 1/3 of the spadix 12 mm diam., bluntly tapered toward the apex; pistillate portion 5 cm long in front, 4.3 cm long in rear, 1 cm diam. at base, 1.2 mm diam. midway, 1 cm diam. at apex; pistils 2 mm long, much constricted on the style; ovary ovoid, 5-locular, 1.5 mm diam.; stigma 0.8 mm diam., 0.4 mm thick; ovules basally attached, 1-2 per locule, 2-3 mm long, the ovules usually held at different levels, funicles correspondingly short, ca. 1/2 as long as ovules or elongated, ca. twice as long as ovule.