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Philodendron chimboanum

Philodendron chimboanum is a climbing aroid from the Arum family, native to Ecuador's moist tropical forests. Grow it as a warm, humid, bright-shade climber with consistent moisture and good drainage.

Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of mix feel dry; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Chunky, well-draining aroid mix with bark, perlite and peat or coco.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Leaves and stems contain calcium oxalate crystals that cause mouth and throat irritation, swelling and drooling if chewed.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Philodendron chimboanum is a species of plant in the family Araceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Philodendron plants

Philodendron acutifolium · Philodendron advena · Philodendron albisuccus · Philodendron alliodorum · Philodendron angustilobum · Philodendron angustisectum · Philodendron anisotomum · Philodendron annulatum · Philodendron antonioanum · Philodendron appendiculatum · Philodendron applanatum · Philodendron atabapoense

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Philodendron chimboanum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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