Philodendron corcovadense

Now placed in Thaumatophyllum as T. corcovadense, this is a robust Atlantic Forest aroid of coastal south-eastern and southern Brazil, from Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina. Like its relatives it has thick, self-supporting or scrambling stems and deeply lobed leaves, and it tolerates brighter light and cooler winters than Amazonian philodendrons. Give it strong filtered light, warm summers and a cooler, slightly drier winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

Coastal Atlantic Forest and forest edges, including islands such as Ilha da Marambaia (the epitype locality). Thaumatophyllum species grow on the ground, on rocks or climbing low on trunks, often where the canopy is broken.

Records run from sea level to 1300 m, median about 130 m, so most plants grow in warm coastal lowland.

Brazil SoutheastBrazil South

🔒 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.