Philodendron maximum
COMMON NAME | "huembe"(Bolivia) |
TYPE | Vine |
FAMILY | Araceae |
NOTES | Known
to be a plant capable of beginning life as a seed deposited by a bird on a
tree limb which then sends roots to the ground or as a seed on the ground
which germinates and then attaches itself to a tree and begins to climb.
This species is not known to climb to extreme heights and is typically seen
at only 3 to 3.5 meters on the side of a host tree. The arrow-shaped leaf
blades can range in size from as small as 2 feet, but are more commonly 3.5
to 5.5 feet in length and 1 to 2.5 feet in width. The leaves (blades) are a semi-glossy
medium green to dark green. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Tropical
moist rain forests and tropical wet forest regions |
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