Anthurium palmatum (L.) Schott

Scandent epiphyte to 5 m tall. Stem green, terete, 1.5-3 cm thick, the internodes 2-6 cm long. Cataphylls triangular, to 10 cm long, soon deciduous. LEAVES: petiole 40-100 cm long; lamina coriaceous, glossy deep green, 5-11 pedatifid, the segments connate at the base, in larger leaves the central 1-3 segments may be free at the base but with the lamina extending to the geniculum and the segments not petiolulate, the segments oblanceolate, 25-40 cm long, 4-6 cm broad, broadest near the apex, with a 1-2 cm long acumen, attenuate at the base. INFLORESCENCE: Peduncle 1/2 - 5/6 the petiole length, 20-70 cm long. Spathe green, lanceolate, 6-18 cm long, 8-20 mm broad. Spadix sessile or stipitate, cylindric, tapered, 8-16 cm long in flower, 5-8 mm thick. INFRUCTESCENCE: Berries red, ovoid, rounded at the apex.