Araceae
Philodendron

Philodendron deltoideum Poepp.

First published in E.F.Poeppig & S.L.Endlicher, Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 3: 87 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peru to W. Bolivia. It is a climbing epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

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

General Description
Stem scandent, internodes 2-3 cm long, 4-5 mm thick, cataphylls lanceolate. LEAVES: Petiole moderately terete, shortly sheathed at base, 16-20 cm long. Blade slightly coriaceous, deltoid-hastate, 10-15 cm long and almost equally broad; Posterior lobes oblong-obtuse, spreading almost horizontally, 5-7 cm long and 3.5-4 cm wide, separated by a very broad, open, slightly rounded sinus; Anterior lobe semi-oblong-lanceolate, 6-7 cm long, apex with a narrow ca. 1 cm long cuspid, posterior ribs arising from the midrib at almost right-angles. INFLORESCENCE: Peduncles 3-4, slender, 2-3 cm long. Spathe 3-3.5 cm long, dirty white, tube narrow, blade equally long. Spadix sessile cylindric-obtuse, 3 cm long, 3-4 mm thick. Female zone 2-3 times shorter than male zone. Pistils short, ca. 0.5 mm long. Usually 5-locular.
Distribution
East Peru, near Tocache Mission.
[CATE]

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]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • 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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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 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