Philodendron hederaceum var. hederaceum
The widespread wild form of the heartleaf philodendron, a hemiepiphytic vine of humid tropical American forests. Its juvenile leaves are often velvety and bronze-tinged, and it is the plant sold as Philodendron 'Micans' (Philodendron micans is a synonym). It grows much like the common glossy houseplant but keeps its best leaves in more humid air.
Where it grows wild
Specimen labels describe a scandent hemiepiphyte with long, slender internodes and clinging roots, often starting at the base of a tree and climbing. It grows in closed, very humid forest understory, including swampy ground around springs, in shaded wet forest, on slopes under closed canopy, in restinga forest on sandy ridges, and in montane park forest.
Specimen elevations range from about 50 m to 1066 m, mostly below 500 m.
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