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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

Anthurium obtusum is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium widely distributed in Central and South America, from Belize to Bolivia. The species was originally described as Anthurium trinerve by Adolf Engler and then in 1997, reclassified. 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.

Subspecies

A. obtusum has two accepted subspecies:

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

References

1. ^ "Anthurium obtusum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
2. Govaerts, Rafaël; Frodin, D. G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae). Royal Botanic Gardens. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-84246-036-8.
3. Deni Bown (2000), Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family, Timber Press, p. 210, ISBN 978-0-88192-485-5

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