Araceae
Philodendron

Philodendron squamiferum 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 Guianas, N. Brazil. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, French Guiana, Suriname

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

CATE Araceae

  • Krause, K. 1913. Araceae-Philodendroideae-Philodendreae-Philodendrinae. Das Pflanzenreich. 60 (IV.23Db): 1-143
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 2008. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 18, 2004 Haigh, A.L.; Mayo, S.J.; Andrade, I. [76] French Guiana K000099807 Yes
Nov 16, 2004 Haigh, A.L.; Mayo, S.J.; Andrade, I. [51] French Guiana K000099782 Yes
Nov 16, 2004 Haigh, A.L.; Mayo, S.J.; Andrade, I. [52] French Guiana K000099783 No
Nov 4, 2004 Haigh, A.L.; Mayo, S.J.; Barabé, D. [10] French Guiana K000099737 Yes
Cremers, G. [11514] French Guiana K002558332 Yes
Larpin, D. [765] French Guiana K002558331 Yes
s.coll. [2589] K002558345 Yes
s.coll. [2787] K002558349 Yes
Croat, T.B. [74141] French Guiana K002558334 No
Fleury, M. [1078] French Guiana K002558335 Yes
s.coll. [2748] K002558350 Yes
Croat, T.B. [74141] French Guiana K002558333 Yes
s.coll. [2586] K002558343 Yes
s.coll. [[2586]] K002558344 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001184880 Yes
s.coll. [2588] K002558346 Yes
Mahury? [618] French Guiana K000434657 Type Yes
Mahury? [618] French Guiana K000434658 Type Yes
Bogner [1958] K:SPC-57395.000 No
s.coll. [2748] K002558340 Yes
[T. Crowt] [1991] Guyana K002558325 Yes
s.coll. [2747] K002558341 Yes
Riera [1020] French Guiana K002558330 Yes
s.coll. [2585] K002558347 Yes
s.coll. [H2905/62] Brazil K001184881 Yes
Prévost, M.F. [1199] French Guiana K002558327 Yes
Cremers [5946] French Guiana K002558326 Yes
s.coll. [2587] K002558342 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002558348 Yes
K:SPC-52332.000 No
de Granville; et al. [5896] French Guiana K002558329 Yes
{de Granville, Jean-Jacques; Berg, C.C.; Jansen-Jacobs, M.; J. van Setten} [5895] French Guiana K002558328 Yes
s.coll. [2651] Philodendron squamiferum var. aceriferum K002558337 Yes
s.coll. [2579] Philodendron squamiferum var. aceriferum K002558336 Yes
s.coll. [2651] Philodendron squamiferum var. aceriferum K002558339 Yes
s.coll. [2650] Philodendron squamiferum var. aceriferum K002558338 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • CATE Araceae

    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images