Philodendron crassinervium
A Philodendron from Brazil's Atlantic Forest with narrow, upward-pointing leaves up to nearly 1 m long and a very thick, spongy midrib that stores water. It is the type species of section Baursia. In the wild it is flexible: a hemiepiphyte or epiphyte on trees, a creeper on rocks and inselbergs, or a ground plant in humus, which makes it forgiving in cultivation.
Where it grows wild
Collectors record it as a frequent hemiepiphyte and epiphyte in dense rainforest (Floresta Ombrófila Densa) and alluvial forest, on fallen trunks, prostrate on rock blocks by the coast, on granite inselbergs and as a humus-dwelling ground plant in semi-shade. Small red nectar glands on the petiole and midrib give a speckled look, and the thick midrib stores water for drier spells.
GBIF specimens span sea level to about 1825 m with a median near 320 m; most are coastal lowland and lower slope forest.
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