Anthurium hebatatum Croat, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 14:109. 1986.
Etymology: Reffering to the matte finish to the leaf blade surface.
Distribution: Endemic to central Panama
Sectional Placement: section Belolonchium
Description: Planta epiphytica; cataphyllum subcoriacium, fragile, persistens plus minusve intactum , denique deciduum; petiolus leviter camplanatus ad leviter sulcatus, interdum 1-2 -costatus; lamina coriacea, oblonga ad oblongo-elliptica aut oblongo-ovata, basi leviter cordata, (25-)39-85 cm longa, (6-)9-18.5 cm lata; inflorescentia effusa; pedunculus 11-32 cm longus, teres; spatha subcoriacea, pallide viridis, margine rubro-purpurea, lanceolata, plerumque fragilis, 5-12.5 cm longa, 1.52.2 cm lata; spadix viridis, 6-12.5 cm longus; baccae purpureae, obovoido-ellipsoideae, ca. 6 mm longae.
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