Anthurium supraglandulum Croat, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 14: 184. 1986
Etymology: In reference to the conspicuous glandular punctations on the upper surface of the leaf blade.
Distribution: Anthurium supraglandulum is known only from Cerro Jefe in central Panama.
Type locale: The summit of Cerro Jefe in Panama.
Sectional Placement: section Porphyrochitonium
Description: Planta epiphytica; cataphyllum membranaceum persistens in fibris tenuibus; petiolus subteres, complanatus aut sulcatus adaxiale, sulco cum costa media; lamina oblongo-elliptica, raro oblanceolato-elliptica aut ovata, basi acuta, 6-19 cm longa, 2.3-8.5 cm lata, utrinque dense glanduloso-punctata; inflorescentia foliis longiora; pedunculus 10-35 cm longus; spatha membranacea, viridulo-alba, oblongo-elliptica, 1.3-3.5 cm longa (raro 8 cm longa), 8-16 m lata; spadix plerumque sessilis, violaceus purpureus, 2-12(-17) cm longus; baccae ignotae.
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