Philodendron squamiferum, known as Squamiferum for short, is a rare species of plant in the family Araceae, native to French Guiana, Suriname, and northern Brazil. This climbing plant has leaves with five lobes and has a climbing growth habit. It is well known among Philodendron species for its distinctive reddish stalks, which are covered in small bristles that give it a hairy appearance.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Philodendron squamiferum being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Philodendron pedatum
- Monstera gracilis
- Amydrium medium
- Monstera monteverdensis
- Philodendron tripartitum
- Philodendron hylaeae
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Alismatales
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Philodendron
- Species
- Philodendron squamiferum
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