| Field notes | Epiphyte; internodes short, 1-2 cm diam.; roots dense; cataphylls pale green, deciduous; petioles sharply erect margins, obtusely ribbed toward apex, medium green, semiglossy; blades subcoriaceous, medium to dark green and semiglossy above, slightly paler and slightly less glossy below; midrib narrowly rounded and slightly paler above, narrowly rounded and tinged somewhat reddish below; primary lateral veins quilted-sunken above, convex and pleated below; tertiary veins moderately obscure; inflorescence erect-spreading; spathe green, reflexed-spreading; spadix olive-green toward apex, yellowish toward base; pistils early energent, becoming prominently exerted, becomind dark green; berries pruplish red, 1.8 cm long, 1 cm diam. |