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Goosefoot-plant
Skjold Søndergaard, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Aroids: philodendrons & tayer

Goosefoot-plant

Syngonium podophyllum Schott

Names

EnglishGoosefoot-plant
Dutch—
SpanishChapiso
Chinese合果芋
Scientific nameSyngonium podophyllum Schott

About this species

Syngonium podophyllum is a species of aroid that is a popular houseplant. Common names include: arrowhead plant, arrowhead vine, arrowhead philodendron, goosefoot, nephthytis, African evergreen, and American evergreen. The species is native to a wide region of Latin America from Mexico through Bolivia, and naturalized in the West Indies, Florida, Texas, Hawaii, and other places.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAlismatales
FamilyAraceae
GenusSyngonium

In Suriname

96Records in Suriname
4iNaturalist observations
1837First record
2011Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini27
  • Brokopondo10
  • Paramaribo2
  • Commewijne1
  • Para1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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