Philodendron caudatum

A small-leaved climbing philodendron endemic to Bolivia, described by Krause in 1913 and named for the tail-like leaf tip. It has slender branchlets and oblong leaves only 12–16 cm long. Records come from the Andean foothills and lowlands, at 230–1290 m. Very little is published, so care is based on the measured climate.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

It has slender, branching stems, suggesting a climber or hemiepiphyte. No habitat notes were found, and the record sites fall in humid foothill forest of the Bolivian Yungas and adjacent lowlands.

Recorded at 230–1294 m, with a median of 625 m.

Bolivia

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.