Philodendron vargealtense

Philodendron vargealtense
Philodendron vargealtense in habitat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Philodendron
Species:
P. vargealtense
Binomial name
Philodendron vargealtense
Sakuragui

Philodendron vargealtense is a species of plant in the genus Philodendron native to southeastern Brazil in the state of Espírito Santo.[1][2] Like others in its genus, it is a climbing hemiepiphyte or rupicolous (growing on rocks), and is in the section Calostigma. It is similar to Philodendron myrmecophilum.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Philodendron vargealtense". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ Govaerts, Rafaël; Frodin, D. G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae). Royal Botanic Gardens. p. 405. ISBN 978-1-84246-036-8.
  3. ^ Sakuragui, Cássia M. (2001). "Two New Species of Philodendron (Araceae) from Brazil". Novon. 11 (1): 102–104. doi:10.2307/3393217. ISSN 1055-3177.