Philodendron bipinnatifidum (Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum)
COMMON NAME | Lacy tree philodendron, selloum or split leaf philodendron |
TYPE | Anthuriums/Non
climbing Philodendrons |
FAMILY | Araceae |
NOTES | A
large, non-climbing, semi-woody shrub with huge, glossy, wavy-margined,
deeply-dissected evergreen leaves (to 3’ long) which rise up on long stalks
(petioles) from the plant crown in a rosette-like configuration. Tiny
apetalous white flowers bloom in an upright spadix which is enclosed by a
purplish red spathe. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Hemi-epiphytic
or terrestrial in rainforest |
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