Philodendron brandtianum | |
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Philodendron brandtianum growing in habitat in Colombia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Philodendron |
Species: | P. brandtianum
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Binomial name | |
Philodendron brandtianum K.Krause
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Philodendron brandtianum is a species of plant in the genus Philodendron.[1] A climbing epiphyte that closely hugs its host tree, it is native to southern Colombia, northern Brazil, and Bolivia in seasonally dry areas. It is also grown in temperate regions as a house plant,[2] where it is best known for the heavy silver variegation on its juvenile leaves. It is sometimes confused for Philodendron hederaceum and Philodendron variifolium.[3][4]