Philodendron cordatum
A climbing, heart-leaved Philodendron from the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil, where it scrambles over trees and rock outcrops in humid forest. It is rarely sold under its correct name; most plants labelled 'Philodendron cordatum' are actually the common heartleaf philodendron, P. hederaceum. True plants want warm, humid, bright-shaded conditions and something to climb.
Where it grows wild
Hemiepiphytic climber and rock scrambler in the Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica), recorded on tree trunks, among bromeliad-covered rocks and along forest trails in reserves around Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and São Paulo. It roots on trunks and rock faces and climbs toward brighter light beneath the canopy.
Herbarium records with elevations run from sea level to about 1,950 m, with a median around 400 m, so most plants grow in lowland to submontane coastal forest.
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