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Philodendron mayoi

Philodendron mayoi
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0

Philodendron mayoi is a scrambling, climbing aroid from central Brazil, grown as a houseplant for its lobed, leathery leaves. It does best in bright indirect light with moderate watering and a well-draining, airy mix.

Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Let the top few centimetres of mix dry out between waterings, then water thoroughly.
Soil
Chunky, well-draining aroid mix with bark, perlite and some peat or coir.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: All parts contain calcium oxalate crystals that cause mouth and throat irritation, swelling and drooling if chewed.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Brazil (Brasília D.F., Goiás)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Philodendron mayoi is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. It is native to the Federal District (Brasília) and the state of Goiás. A scrambling subshrub, it is typically found in seasonally dry tropical ecoregions.

Other Philodendron plants

Philodendron angustisectum · Philodendron atabapoense · Philodendron callosum · Philodendron campii · Spade Leaf Philodendron · Philodendron elegans · Blushing Philodendron · Shortstem philodendron · Philodendron gigas · Vilevine · Philodendron jacquinii · Philodendron mexicanum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Philodendron mayoi 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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