Very difficult to source, very rare and very stunning Anthurium wendlingeri G.M.Barroso is a pendent epiphyte from the section Porphyrochitonium. Leaves are spreading-pendent; petioles terete, leaf blades oblong, moderately thick, up to 80 cm long, acuminate at a apex, round to truncate at base; upper surface weakly velvety, obscurely and sparsely glandular-punctate, lower surface semiglossy, sparsely glandular-punctate.
The genus name Anthurium is derived from Greek ánthos "flower" + ourá "tail" + New Latin -ium -ium . A very literal translation of this would be 'flowering tail'.
Anthurium wendlingeri
Name: Anthurium wendlingeri G.M.Barroso
Type: herbaceous evergreen
Form: Chamaephytes
Family: Araceae
Native Range: SE. Nicaragua to NW. Colombia
Zone: 11-12
Habitat: Tropical wet forest and premontane rain forest.
Height: to 150cm
Spread: 50-100cm
Sun: Part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Medium
Leaf: Evergreen
Tolerate: Semi ShadeTaxon identifiers: PlantList-ID : kew-11898; IPNI plant ID : 15824-2; Tropicos ID : 2101391; NCBI taxonomy ID : 1366209; Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID : 2873660; Encyclopedia of Life ID : 1139462; WCSPF ID : 11898; Plants of the World online ID : urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:15824-2; IRMNG ID : 10681438; iNaturalist taxon ID : 430663; World Flora Online ID : wfo-0000234631
Synonyms: no synonyms recorded