The open plant encyclopedia
Snap a photo or search by any name to see how to care for it, where it comes from, whether it's safe, and a 3D model you can turn.
The plants people record most in your country, and ones that grow there wild.
Filter by what you want to do, shape, origin, country, care and safety.
Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum
In Singapore: Split-leaf Philodendron, Tree Philodendron, Lacy Tree-Philodendron, Cut-leaf Philodendron, Banana-de-macaco, 林芋, 春芋, 双翅叶薯 (Cultivated in Singapore)
A large-leaved South American aroid with deeply lobed, split leaves that can reach over a metre long, often grown as a bold landscape or patio plant. It thrives in warm, frost-free climates and is grown indoors in cooler regions where it needs bright light and room to spread.
Philodendron bipinnatifidum, synonyms including Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum and Philodendron selloanum, (common names: split-leaf philodendron, lacy tree philodendron, selloum, horsehead philodendron, guaimbé) is a plant in the genus Philodendron, in the family Araceae. The species is native to South America, namely to Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay, but is also cultivated as a landscape plant in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate climates.
The common name "split-leaf philodendron" is also used for Monstera deliciosa.
P. bipinnatifidum is cultivated as a landscape plant in many tropical, subtropical and warm temperate countries including the Philippines, throughout Australia, the gulf coast and east coast of the United States, including Florida and California, and in South Africa and northern New Zealand. It is grown as a houseplant in cool temperate regions. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Certain selections have successfully overwintered in climates as cold as Raleigh, North Carolina, at Juniper Level Botanic Garden.
P. bipinnatifidum sap may cause skin irritation. Chewing and/or ingesting parts of the plant may result in severe swelling and compromised respiratory functions.
Philodendron adamantinum · Philodendron goeldii · Philodendron xanadu
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Philodendron bipinnatifidum 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.
