Philodendron pterotum K.Koch & Augustin is a plant in the Araceae family, order Alismatales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Philodendron pterotum K.Koch & Augustin

Philodendron pterotum K.Koch & Augustin

Philodendron pterotum is a climbing flowering plant native to southern Central America’s wet tropical forests.

Family
Genus
Philodendron
Order
Alismatales
Class
Liliopsida

About Philodendron pterotum K.Koch & Augustin

Philodendron pterotum, commonly called the winged philodendron, shares this common name with other members of the Philodendron genus. It is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the family Araceae. This plant is native to southern Central America. It is a climbing plant with a leaf structure that is unusual among philodendrons, and it is usually found growing in wet tropical forests.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Alismatales Araceae Philodendron

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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