Philodendron fragrantissimum (Hook.) G.Don is a plant in the Araceae family, order Alismatales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Family
Genus
Philodendron
Order
Alismatales
Class
Liliopsida

About Philodendron fragrantissimum (Hook.) G.Don

Philodendron fragrantissimum, commonly known as the fragrant philodendron or shortstem philodendron, is a species of flowering plant in the Araceae family. It is native to the New World Tropics. This plant is an epiphyte. An essential oil can be extracted from its roots, and this oil is used for bathing and as a fumigant.

Photo: (c) Nate Hartley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nate Hartley · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Alismatales Araceae Philodendron

More from Araceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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