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

ExoticRainforest wrote:
Hopefully,I've narrowed down the choices. Can you confirm this info I will do my best to keep it understandable. I think you may be growing Philodendron glaziovii but good photos are difficult to find of the correct plant. Some of the photos on the net are bogus.

Could that tan annulus have actually been purple? Did I read correctly you tried to remove it? You need to look at a good petiole with a good glass to check the color.

The plant appears to be an epiphytic vine that grows on another plant (tree). Is that correct?

de;ending on the size of your plant, are the internodes around 2 cm to 6 cm in diameter, green or brown in color and semiglossy? Do they average about 6 cm long?

Are the cataphylls pale green in color with no ribs on them? Do they eventually completely fall from the plant?

The petioles appear to be subterete (less than round) and either weakly flattened on the upper surface or sunken? Do they also have any purple tinges and spotting? Do they feel spongy?

Are the leaf blades thick to the feel (leathery) Are they glossy or semi-glossy on the upper surface but matte on the underside?

I can’t see any major veins in the leaves other than the mid rib. Look closely and confirm this please.

This is the best drawing I can find for you to compare. This is from Curtis’s Botanical Magazine and is now quite old but is a good representation. I have the species I think it may be but mine is still too juvenile to compare well to your blades but the petioles and venation appear correct.

Too bad you haven't seen an inflorscence since it is distinct and beautiful


Steve