Philodendron spp.
| Family: | ARACEAE |
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| Sub-Family: | Not available | ||||
| English Name: | Philodendron | ||||
| Synonym: | Not available | ||||
| Common Name: | Not available | ||||
| Flowering & Fruiting Period: | Not specified | ||||
| Distribution: | Native to Central and South America | ||||
| Habitat: | Grown as ornamental foliage plant | ||||
| Uses: | Ornamental foliage, indoor plant | ||||
| Key Characteristics: | The foliage of philodendrons is usually green but may be coppery, red, or purplish; parallel leaf veins are usually green or sometimes red or white. Shape, size, and texture of theleavesvary considerably, depending on species and maturity of theplant. Thefruitis a white to orangeberry. Most philodendrons are great climbers, usually growing upward by wrapping their modifiedrootsaround the trunks of trees. | ||||