Anthurium mendietae

Erect, appressed climber, epiphyte; internodes 4 – 6 cm long, 0.5 – 0.7 cm diam., green, cataphylls persisting intact at the upper nodes only, deciduous at lower nodes. Leaves with petiole terete, green, semiglossy, 8 – 11 cm long (averaging 9.6 cm), 1 – 3 cm diam.; geniculum 1 – 2 cm long; blade ovate-sagittate, 10 – 12 × 5 – 6 cm (averaging 11 × 5.5 cm), 1.8 – 2 × longer than wide, averaging 1.1 – 1.25 × longer than petiole, coriaceous, medium dark green, bicolorous, much paler below; anterior lobe 8 – 10 × 2.5 – 3 cm; posterior lobe directed inward, 1.5 – 2.5 × 2 – 2.5 cm; midrib sharply raised to about 6/10 of its length, drying brown; primary lateral veins 6 – 7 per side, departing midrib at 45° angle, interprimary veins present. Inflorescence nonerect; peduncle terete, 4.5 – 5 × 0.1 – 0.2 cm diam., light green; spathe lanceolate, rounded at base, yellowish light green, weakly glossy, 2 × 6 – 10 mm wide, inserted at 60° angle; spadix short, thin, matte, brownish purple, 2 cm long, 0.2 – 0.3 cm diam., stipitate to 4 mm.

Anthurium mendietae is only known from the type locality in Ecuador in Zamora-Chinchipe Province at 2250 m in a Lower montane forest life zone.