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Philodendron fibrosum Sodiro ex Croat

Philodendron fibrosum Sodiro ex Croat

Philodendron fibrosum Sodiro ex Croat

Philodendron fibrosum is a climbing aroid flowering plant native to Colombia and Ecuador.

Philodendron melinonii Brongn. ex Regel

Philodendron melinonii Brongn. ex Regel

Philodendron melinonii Brongn. ex Regel

Philodendron melinonii is a hemiepiphytic flowering aroid native to northern South American wet tropical forests.

Philodendron spiritus-sancti G.S.Bunting

Philodendron spiritus-sancti G.S.Bunting

Philodendron spiritus-sancti G.S.Bunting

Philodendron spiritus-sancti is an extremely rare Philodendron species native to Espírito Santo, Brazil, recently found in a new wild population.

Philodendron jacquinii Schott

Philodendron jacquinii Schott

Philodendron jacquinii Schott

Philodendron jacquinii Schott is a hemiepiphytic aroid native to the tropical Americas, with red-orange ripe fruits and reported traditional ritual use.

Philodendron pedatum (Hook.) Kunth

Philodendron pedatum (Hook.) Kunth

Philodendron pedatum (Hook.) Kunth

Philodendron pedatum is a climbing South American philodendron cultivated in multiple varieties, including as a parent of Philodendron × 'Florida'.

Philodendron squamiferum Poepp.

Philodendron squamiferum Poepp.

Philodendron squamiferum Poepp.

Philodendron squamiferum is a rare toxic houseplant with unique five-lobed dark green leaves and scaly reddish petioles.

Philodendron warszewiczii K.Koch & C.D.Bouché

Philodendron warszewiczii K.Koch & C.D.Bouché

Philodendron warszewiczii K.Koch & C.D.Bouché

Philodendron warszewiczii is a facultatively deciduous climbing aroid native to southern Mexico and Central America.

Philodendron fragrantissimum (Hook.) G.Don

Philodendron fragrantissimum (Hook.) G.Don

Philodendron fragrantissimum (Hook.) G.Don

Philodendron fragrantissimum is an epiphytic flowering aroid native to the New World Tropics, with root-extracted essential oil used for bathing and as a fumigant.

Philodendron ernestii Engl.

Philodendron ernestii Engl.

Philodendron ernestii Engl.

Philodendron ernestii is a hemiepiphytic flowering aroid native to parts of northern South America, living in wet tropical forest gaps.

Philodendron pterotum K.Koch & Augustin

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.

Philodendron verrucosum L.Mathieu ex Schott

Philodendron verrucosum L.Mathieu ex Schott

Philodendron verrucosum L.Mathieu ex Schott

Philodendron verrucosum is a climbing hemiepiphyte native to Central and South America, popular with houseplant collectors for its unique foliage.

Thaumatophyllum xanadu (Croat, J.Boos & Mayo) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo

Thaumatophyllum xanadu (Croat, J.Boos & Mayo) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo

Thaumatophyllum xanadu (Croat, J.Boos & Mayo) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo

Thaumatophyllum xanadu (syn. Philodendron xanadu) is a perennial aroid native to Brazil and Paraguay, widely grown as a landscape or houseplant.

Homalomena philippinensis Engl.

Homalomena philippinensis Engl.

Homalomena philippinensis Engl.

Homalomena philippinensis is an aroid flowering plant native to the Philippines and Taiwan's Orchid Island, grown ornamentally and used locally.

Zantedeschia rehmannii Engl.

Zantedeschia rehmannii Engl.

Zantedeschia rehmannii Engl.

Zantedeschia rehmannii Engl. is a small, summer-flowering Zantedeschia with mauve to rose-purple spathes and specific growing requirements.

Zantedeschia albomaculata (Hook.) Baill.

Zantedeschia albomaculata (Hook.) Baill.

Zantedeschia albomaculata (Hook.) Baill.

Zantedeschia albomaculata, the spotted calla lily, is an araceae flowering plant widely cultivated for ornamental use.

Montrichardia arborescens (L.) Schott

Montrichardia arborescens (L.) Schott

Montrichardia arborescens (L.) Schott

Montrichardia arborescens is an edible aquatic aroid native to tropical Americas, with uses in traditional medicine.

Montrichardia linifera (Arruda) Schott

Montrichardia linifera (Arruda) Schott

Montrichardia linifera (Arruda) Schott

Montrichardia linifera, common name aninga, is a South American tropical aquatic helophyte that grows up to 7m tall in wetland habitats.

Peltandra sagittifolia (Michx.) Morong

Peltandra sagittifolia (Michx.) Morong

Peltandra sagittifolia (Michx.) Morong

Peltandra sagittifolia, commonly spoonflower or white arrow arum, is a Peltandra species native to the southeastern US.

Typhonodorum lindleyanum Schott

Typhonodorum lindleyanum Schott

Typhonodorum lindleyanum Schott

Typhonodorum lindleyanum is the only species of the Araceae genus Typhonodorum, native to islands off East Africa and the western Indian Ocean.

Lemna minuta Kunth

Lemna minuta Kunth

Lemna minuta Kunth

Lemna minuta, the least duckweed, is the smallest Lemna species, an expanding, often noxious aquatic weed found worldwide.

Lemna gibba L.

Lemna gibba L.

Lemna gibba L.

Lemna gibba, or gibbous duckweed, is a widespread floating aquatic duckweed species with a simple thallus and single root.

Spirodela punctata (G.Mey.) C.H.Thomps.

Spirodela punctata (G.Mey.) C.H.Thomps.

Spirodela punctata (G.Mey.) C.H.Thomps.

Spirodela punctata, or dotted duckmeat, is a duckweed species that may be placed in its own genus Landoltia, now found beyond its original range.

Wolffia arrhiza (L.) Horkel ex Wimm.

Wolffia arrhiza (L.) Horkel ex Wimm.

Wolffia arrhiza (L.) Horkel ex Wimm.

Wolffia arrhiza is the world's smallest flowering aquatic duckweed, used as food and water treatment across Southeast Asia.

Wolffia borealis (Engelm.) Landolt

Wolffia borealis (Engelm.) Landolt

Wolffia borealis (Engelm.) Landolt

Wolffia borealis, or northern watermeal, is a tiny edible aquatic flowering plant native to parts of North America.

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