Anthurium gymnopus 'Purple'

not known

gymnopus = naked column foot
Leon (1946) gave this plant the common name "bejuco lombricero de cana" ("worm vine of Sabal"). The name is not derived from the snake-like growth form, but from its medicinal use in the treatment of intestinal parasites. The plant is said to have a worm-killing effect.
(It is an ornamental plant that is not suitable for consumption).

Climbing or hemiiphytic at sea level along Cuba's southern coasts, rarely on the north coast in warm locations, little humidity during the day.

Scott Zona, Fairchild Botanical Garden: "West of Havana, near the town of Candelaria, in the province of Pinar del Rio, Anthurium gyrnnopus Griseb. is found, a curious and rarely seen species endemic to western Cuba."
""Anthurium gymnopus grows epiphytically between the leaf bases in the crown area of the palm. Anthurium gymnopus is a climbing species with long internodes and a stem about 1 cm in diameter. The leaves of Anthurium gymnopus are tough, almost rubbery, and the plant twines around the crown and is apparently well adapted to its windy, light-rich home'
The Anthurium gymnopus 'Purple' offered here is clearly different from this type in growth habit, see picture #3 of the plant.