Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Unknown small blade Philo. Brian, please take a look. , 0 by ExoticRainforest

ExoticRainforest wrote:
Several years ago I received this Philodendron from Brian Williams. It is my understanding the species is unknown and despite showing photos to several experts no one appears to know anything about this specimen. The leaf blades remain small (approximately 8 inches) with a petiole that is roughly double the length of the blade. I am posting a series of photos to see if anyone else has seen or grown the specimen. The information I have on the tag says it originated in Brazil from seed.

These photos have been examined by a very knowledgeable expert and it appears this plant is now old enough to produce an inflorescence. Brian, I am interested in all the details you can provide on where this plant originated and if you have seen the inflorescence and possibly have a photograph. I am going to send these to both Eduardo Gonçalves and Marcus Nadruz in southeastern Brazil and need all the details possible to see if we can come up with a good ID. For those that don't know, Eduardo and Marcus are the two top aroid botanists in Brazil, each having discovered and named a number of new species.

The first photo shows the adaxial (top side) of the leaf.