Anthurium cerrocampanense is an unusual member of the section Cardiolonchium. It grows terrestrially in clay-rich soil, rarely epiphytically and is endemic to Panama, predominantly west of the Panama Canal. The name Anthurium cerrocampanense is derived from the main distribution area around Cerro Campana, where it grows at 500-1000 meters above sea level.
Anthurium cerrocampanense grows up to one meter tall, the leaves are heart-shaped or egg-shaped to broadly egg-shaped with a slightly leathery, shiny (subcoriacous), green leaf surface. The widest part of the leaf is in the middle or slightly below. The usually 4-6 basal veins are slightly raised centrally. The underside of the leaf is noticeably paler. The petioles are triangular (triangular) with often wavy wings, which makes them special in the section Cardiolonchium. The petiole is more or less round (subteret) with one to two ribs on the back. The lance-shaped flower sheath of Anthurium cerrocampanense, in turn, is similar to many other representatives of the section in its green to yellowish green color with dark green or purple stripes. The spadix is green and berries are purple-white in color.
It is believed that they are more distantly related to the remaining members of the section Cardiolonchium than these others are to each other.
Hybrids with Anthurium papillilaminum are known in the hobby.
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