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