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Philodendron oblongum

Philodendron oblongum
Photo: Alexandre Magno, CC BY 4.0
Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
E. Brazil
Climate
wet tropical

About

Philodendron oblongum is a species of plant in the genus Philodendron native to eastern Brazil. First described as Arum oblongum by Vellozo in 1831, it was moved by Carl Sigismund Kunth to Philodendron. Like others in the genus, it grows in wet tropical biomes and is a hemiepiphyte.

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 oblongum 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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