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Philodendron sagittifolium

Taxon

Family

Philodendron sagittifolium Liebm.

Araceae

 

native habitat  
The plant in its native habitat
Credit: R Aguilar

Common names: No information available.

Synonyms: Philodendron daemonum Liebm., Philodendron tanyphyllum Schott., Philodendron sanguineum Regel., Philodendron lancigerum Standl., Philodendron tuxtlanum G. S. Bunting, Philodendron ghiesbrechtii Linden ex. Engl.

Life form: Liana

 

Biology/Ecology:

Dispersal: No information available.

Reproduction: Flowering occurs almost throughout the whole year.

Herbivores: No information available.

Resistant stages: No information available.

 

Habitat:

Native habitat: No information available.

Habitat occupied in invaded range: No information available.

Habitat requirements:

Altitude Below 1800 metres above sea level.
Light No information available.
Temperature No information available.
Annual rainfall No information available.
Soil No information available.

 

Distribution:

Native to Central America and northern South America

Introduced range: Introduced but not considered invasive in Tanzania.

 

Impacts:

Ecosystem: No information available.

Health, social and economic: No information available.

 

Management:

Mechanical: No information available.

Chemical: No information available.

Biological: No information available.

 

References:

International Aroid Society. Available from http://www.aroid.org/genera/philodendron/Calostigma/Macrobelium/Macrobelia/sagittifolium.htm (Accessed August 2006).


Last updated October 2006

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