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Philodendron
Sign in to savePhilodendron is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. , the Plants of the World Online accepted 625 species; other sources accept different numbers. Regardless of number of species, the genus is the second-largest member of the family Araceae, after genus Anthurium. Taxonomically, the genus Philodendron is still poorly known, with many undescribed species. Many are grown as ornamental and indoor plants. The name derives from the Greek words philo- 'love, affection' and dendron 'tree'. The generic name, Philodendron, is often used as the English name.
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Philodendron is a genus of plants within the family Araceae. It belongs to the order Alismatales, class Liliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta, and kingdom Plantae. The genus was described by Schott in 1829 and is currently accepted. Its fruit type is a berry.
Records for Philodendron have been documented in Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, and Colombia. Institutions holding these records include CICY, UNICACH, NY, FESI-UNAM, and INECOL. One species, Philodendron tricostatum, is native to Colombia. The genus has 103,022 occurrences recorded in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility database and 111 entries in PubMed.
Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAlismatales
- FamilyAraceae
General: Philodendron tricostatum is endemic to Colombia Flower: Philodendron tricostatum has been collected in flower only Appearance: Philodendron tricostatum is a member of subgenus
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5,562
- With media
- 4,314
- Family
- Araceae
- Collections
- CICY, UNICACH, NY, FESI-UNAM, INECOL, UJAT
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Colombia
Research
111 papers- Philodendron dermatitis.California medicine · 1958
- Philodendron-induced dermatitis: report of cases and review of the literature.Cutis · 1991
- Micropropagation of Philodendron 'White Knight' via Shoot Regeneration from Petiole Explants.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
- Philodendron--an infant death.Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology · 1990
- Philodendron/dieffenbachia ingestions: are they a problem?Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology · 1991
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon name
- Philodendron
- Commons category
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- Philodendron
- taxon common name
- 喜林芋属
- has fruit type
- berry
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Encyclopedic overview
25 sectionsContents
- Description
- Growth habit
- Leaves
- Cataphylls
- Roots
- Extrafloral nectaries
- Reproduction
- Sexual
- Fruit
- Hybridization
- Taxonomy
- History
- Modern classification
- Selected species
- Evolution
- Distribution and habitat
- Ecology
- Cultivation
- Growing
- Propagation
- Toxicity
- Uses
- Notes
- References
- External links
Philodendron is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. , the Plants of the World Online accepted 625 species; other sources accept different numbers. Regardless of number of species, the genus is the second-largest member of the family Araceae, after genus Anthurium. Taxonomically, the genus Philodendron is still poorly known, with many undescribed species. Many are grown as ornamental and indoor plants. The name derives from the Greek words philo- 'love, affection' and dendron 'tree'. The generic name, Philodendron, is often used as the English name.
==Description==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Philodendron” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.