Philodendron grandipes
Appearance
Philodendron grandipes | |
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Philodendron grandipes in Ecuador | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Philodendron |
Species: | P. grandipes
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Binomial name | |
Philodendron grandipes K.Krause
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Philodendron grandipes is a species of plant in the genus Philodendron native to Central and South America from Nicaragua to Ecuador.[1] It has green cordate foliage and is commonly terrestrial in habit.[2] Philodendron grandipes is a member of Philodendron section Philodendron, subsect. Philodendron ser. Fibrosa. It is most closely related to Philodendron jodavisianum, which shares D-shaped petioles despite different growth habits.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Philodendron grandipes". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ a b Croat, Thomas B. (1997). "A Revision of Philodendron Subgenus Philodendron (Araceae) for Mexico and Central America". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 84 (3): 311–704. doi:10.2307/2992022. ISSN 0026-6493.