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Silver Leaf Philodendron
Martha Lucia Ortiz-Moreno, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Aroids: philodendrons & tayer

Silver Leaf Philodendron

Philodendron brandtianum K.Krause

Names

EnglishSilver Leaf Philodendron
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Scientific namePhilodendron brandtianum K.Krause

About this species

Philodendron brandtianum is a species of plant in the genus Philodendron. 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, where it is best known for the heavy silver variegation on its juvenile leaves. It is sometimes confused for Philodendron hederaceum and Philodendron variifolium.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAlismatales
FamilyAraceae
GenusPhilodendron

In Suriname

3Records in Suriname
1993First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini2

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

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