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Giant Ground Philodendron

Philodendron grandipes

Giant Ground Philodendron
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as
Climber, Epiphyte
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
SE. Nicaragua to Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Philodendron grandipes is a species of plant in the genus Philodendron native to Central and South America from Nicaragua to Ecuador. It has green cordate foliage and is commonly terrestrial in habit. 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.

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 grandipes by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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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