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Philodendron melanochrysum
Philodendron melanochrysum is a species of climbing aroid in the family Araceae. It is endemic to Colombia, growing at approximately 500m above sea level in the provinces of Chocó and Antioquia, and widely cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental houseplant.
The name suffix "melanochrysum" means "black gold," and refers to the golden sheen that can be observed on the dark leaves of the mature plant when they are in direct sunlight. It has been in cultivation outside of South America since 1886, exhibited to Europeans via Veitch Nurseries by Messrs Veitch & Son under the synonym Philodendron andreanum as follows:
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 melanochrysum 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.
