Anthurium wendlingeri is a species of aroid plant, in the genusAnthurium, found from Central to South America, from SE Nicaragua to NW Colombia.[1] It grows in moist, montane tropical habitats as an epiphyte. Unique among its genus, A. wendlingeri has long, pendant and strap-like leaves (which grow up to 7 feet (2.1 m) long), and can have a slightly velvety appearance.[2]
A member of the section Porphyrochitonium,[3] colloquially called "strap-leaved" Anthuriums, A. wendlingeri is visually similar to A. vittariifolium or A. pendens, albeit with more spiraling, corkscrew-like spadix.[4] Like many Anthurium, the species is somewhat variable and has some local variety within its range; the varietal horichii, described by Croat, is found in Costa Rica.[5] The more common subspecies is A. w. wendlingeri, found across the majority of the species' range.[6]
