Anthurium obtusum

Anthurium obtusum is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium widely distributed in Central and South America, from Belize to Bolivia.^[1] The species was originally described as Anthurium trinerve by Adolf Engler and then in 1997, reclassified.^[2] The species is easily confused with Anthurium scandens, but can be distinguished by its terrestrial growth habit and a white spathe which stays erect rather than reflexed.^[3]

Anthurium obtusum
A. obtusum in Costa Rica, fruiting
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Anthurium
Species:	A. obtusum
Binomial name
Anthurium obtusum Sod(Engl.) Grayumiro
Synonyms
Anthurium trinerve var. obtusum

Subspecies

A. obtusum has two accepted subspecies:^[1]

• Anthurium obtusum subsp. obtusum the more common subspecies
• Anthurium obtusum subsp. puntarenense native to Costa Rica