Philodendron bipinnatifidum Schott ex Endl.

 
  • Family : ARACEAE
    (Arum Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : OAL FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Araceae
  • Synonym(s) : Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum (Schott ex Endl.) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo; Arum pinnatifidum Vell.; Philodendron pygmaeum Chodat & Vischer; Philodendron selloanum K.Koch; Philodendron sellowii André; Sphincterostigma bipinnatifidum Schott
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Philodendron bipinnatifidum Schott ex Endl.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : It is an upright evergreen shrub, grows up to 10 feet tall and wide and becomes decumbent with age; climb with adventitious roots with a support and send down aerial roots; Leaves large, glossy, lobed green on long petioles; Flower white spadix, funnel shaped; Fruit a berry, white to orange or red in colour.
  • Native : Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Paraguay
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dinesh Valke
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Philodendron bipinnatifidum. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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