Anthurium fragrantissimum Croat, Monogr. Styst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 14: 98. 1986.Etymology: Refers to the fragrant inflorescence which emmits its scent in the middle of the day.
Distribution: Panama
Sectional Placement: section Porphyrochitonium
Description: Plerumque epiphytica; cataphyllum membranaceum, persistens in reticulum fibrarum, petiolus argute sulcatus, 3.5-19(-25) cm longus; lamina subcoriacea, oblanceolato-elliptica aut oblongo-elliptica, basi obtusa ad acuta, 28-44 cmm longa, 5-10 cm lata, pagina inferiore glanduloso-punctata; inflorescentia effusa; pedunculus teres, 40-52 cm longus; spatha pallide viridis, oblanceolata, 6-10 cm longa, 1.5-2 cm lata; spadix pallide viridis, 10.3-12 cm longus, valde aromaticus; baccae rubrae, obovoidae ad obovoido-ellipsoideae, 6 mm longae.
A more detailed description of this species including the type description.
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