Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Ukn Aroid i.d; , 1 by ExoticRainforest

ExoticRainforest wrote:
There are portions of your photos that don't align well with Philodendron crassinervium. The tight shot does not appear to match P. crassinervium but other things would need to be eliminated to be certain.

I am really curious now about the petioles which are a part of and support the leaves, can you give us some good detail photos of those? Tell us the shape since they appear from some photos to have a canal (being canaliculate). Are all the petioles this way or only some?

The small upper lobes of the leaves can also be important since they are auriculate. The term auriculate indicates the plant has small ear-like or earlobe-shaped extensions at the base which is the top of the blade.

I have attached a photo of an annulus. One of your photo appears to show one but only faintly. The annulus can be found exactly at the point where the petiole and leaf blade join. If one is present (may take a good magnifying glass) the color is important.

Steve