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Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum (common names: split-leaf philodendron, [1] lacy tree philodendron, selloum, horsehead philodendron, [2] guaimbé [citation needed]) is a plant in the genus Thaumatophyllum, in the family Araceae. Previously it was classified in the genus Philodendron within subgenus Meconostigma.
The philodendron, in turn, obtains nutrients from the surrounding ant nest, and the aggressive nature of the ants serves to protect the plant from other insects which would eat it. [ 7 ] Secondary hemiepiphytes start life on the ground or on part of a tree trunk very close to the ground, where the seeds sprout.
Thaumatophyllum xanadu is a species of the genus Thaumatophyllum, which previously was the self-heading Meconostigma subgenus of Philodendron. "It differs from all other species of Meconostigma in details of the sexual parts of its spadix, the shape of the leaf scars on the rhizomes, shape of leaf blade, intravaginal squamules, etc".
Philodendron pedatum is a species of plant in the genus Philodendron native to South America from Colombia to southeast Brazil. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It grows in wet tropical forests and like many in the genus, has a climbing growth habit.
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Philodendron hastatum is a species of plant in the genus Philodendron. [1] The species has previously been known by synonyms such as Philodendron domesticum or other names, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] a confusion made worse by the large degree of morphological variation in this and similar Philodendron s. [ 4 ]
Philodendron pinnatifidum, the comb-leaf philodendron, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the Araceae. It is native to Venezuela (Bolívar, Aragua, Miranda, Distrito Federal) and northwestern Brazil, and reportedly naturalized in Cuba. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Philodendron sodiroi is a species of plant in the genus Philodendron native to Colombia. [1] A climbing epiphyte, it was once thought to be synonymous with Philodendron ornatum. [2] Named after Luis Sodiro, [3] it was first described scientifically in 1883. [4] It is most recognizable for the silver mottling on its green, cordate leaves.