Anthurium temponiae Nadruz & Theófilo

Herb. Stem erect, up to 5 cm, sparsely covered with roots; cataphylls and prophylls 7–7.8 cm, entire and green at stem apex, becoming decomposed and strawcolored toward the stem base. Leaves borne at an angle of 45°–90° in relation to the stem; petiole 11.2–14.3 x 0.38–0.44 cm, flattened with acute margins adaxially, rounded abaxially, greenish; geniculum 0.6–1 cm, greenish; blade narrowly elliptic, 19.7–53 x 4.1–15.6 cm, length:breadth ratio 3.4–4.8:1, leaf blade:petiole ratio 1.76–3.71:1, membranaceous, gray-greenish to greenish, concave in cross section, with flat greenish margin, slightly discolorous, matte above, somewhat paler below, without glandular punctations; base obtuse-rounded to cordate; apex acute with an apiculate tip; calcium oxalate deposits conspicuous in dried material; midrib acute adaxially and obtuse abaxially, greenish; primary lateral veins obscured on both surfaces, only weakly distinct from higher-order veins when dried, in 13 to 14 pairs; collective vein arising at the base of the blade 0.8–1.1 cm from the margin; marginal vein 1. Inflorescence with peduncle terete, shorter than petiole, greenish, curved in fruit, 0.72–1.2 x 0.34–1.2 cm; spathe 2.8–8.5 x 1.5–3.4 cm (measured at the base at the widest point), length:breadth ratio 1.8–2.5:1, spathe:peduncle ratio 3.8–7:1, elliptic to ovate, greenish, apex rostrate, erect at anthesis, postanthesis, and in fruit, confluent and decurrent at junction with peduncle, decurrent for 0.3 cm, never surrounding the spadix post-anthesis; spadix 2.9–7.2 x 0.38–0.68 cm, length:breadth ratio 7.6– 10.5:1, spadix:peduncle ratio 4–6:1, cylindric, whitish green pre-anthesis, whitish at anthesis, and chestnut brown post-anthesis, sessile; flowers 6 to 7 in primary spiral, 5 in secondary spiral, tepals green with straw-colored apex; androecium with filaments hyaline, oblong, anthers 0.2 x 0.04 cm, chestnut brown at anthesis; gynoecium 0.2 x 0.1 cm in front view, ellipsoid, green with vinaceous dots around the stigmatic area during anthesis, ovary bilocular, with 1 ovule per locule, placentation axial, funicle with trichomes. Fruit a berry, greenish at the apex and whitish toward the base; seed not seen.