Philodendron fragile
A critically endangered hemiepiphytic Philodendron known only from the Macaé de Cima area in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. It climbs in humid, shady Atlantic Forest at around 900 m. Its leaves are 15–37 cm long and egg-shaped to triangular, and new stems are pale green. It wants a mild subtropical-montane climate: warm, humid summers and cooler, somewhat drier winters.
Where it grows wild
It grows as a hemiepiphytic climber in humid, shady places within montane and submontane Atlantic Forest in the Serra do Mar. It is rare even inside its protected area. It flowers from October to January and fruits from January to February.
It is reported at about 900 m. The Macaé de Cima protected area spans 191–1,892 m, but the GBIF records here carry no elevation.
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