Araceae
Philodendron

Philodendron consanguineum Schott

First published in Syn. Aroid.: 88 (1856)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Caribbean. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011. araceae.e-monocot.org

Distribution
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico.
General Description
Plant high creeping epiphyte, with clasping roots from the nodes. In the juvenile phase, stem with internodes 2.2-8.5 cm long, 0.2-0.8 cm in diameter; cataphyll 8.4-14 cm long, 1.0-2.8 cm wide, triangular, greenish-white (when fresh), falling. Leaf with blade 13.5-23.5 cm long, 5-11 cm in diameter, sagittate to elongate ovate, with apex acute, apiculate; basal lobes short, 0.4-4.3 cm long. Petiole 10-13 cm long, 0.1-0.3 cm in diameter. In the adult phase, stem with internodes 6.7-20.4 cm long, 0.4-1.2 cm in diameter, the outer layer of the cortex on the stem becoming detached. Leaves with blade 18.3-38 cm long, 10.3-19.1 cm wide, coriaceous, ovate, oblong, with apex acute to rounded, apiculate at the extreme; base deeply cordate , with basal lobes 1.5-7.0 cm long, close (almost never imbricate), forming a parabolic sinus, lobes 0.17-0.20 the length of the blade; primary lateral veins numerous, subequal, crowded, often 3-5 pairs slightly more evident than the rest, with an intramarginal vein which runs all the way round the blade very close to the margin. Petiole semiterete, slightly flattened adaxially, 11.9-28.5 cm long, 0.2-0.5 cm in diameter, 0.6-0.7 the length of the blade; sheath 3-9 cm long, evident when subtending an inflorescence, 0.2-0.3 the length of the petiole. INFLORESCENCE: Peduncle 7.3-13.5 cm long, 0.3-0.6 cm in diameter. Spathe 6-10 cm long, 1.9-4.0 cm wide, convolute, with true constriction in the middle of the blade, externally reddish brown, internally ivory-white (when fresh). One inflorescence per axil. Spadix with the apical zone male, fertile, 2.0-5.2 cm long, 0.4-1.0 cm wide, pale pink (when fresh); intermediate sterile male zone 1.2-1.8 cm long,0.5-1.0 cm in diameter; basal female zone 1.2-2.3 cm long, 0.6-1.0 cm in diameter, greenish-yellow (when fresh), ovaries 3-4 locular.
[CATE]

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0