Philodendron hederaceum var. oxycardium
The glossy heartleaf philodendron, one of the most common houseplants in the world, formerly called Philodendron oxycardium. In the wild it is a climbing vine of Mexican forests, from riverside and deep forest to seasonally dry lowland forest. That range of habitats explains why it copes so well with dim rooms, dry air and irregular watering.
Where it grows wild
A hemiepiphytic vine that climbs tree trunks and rocks and trails from branches. Mexican specimen labels record it in riverside vegetation, as a common vine in deep forest, in ravine forest and in seasonally dry deciduous lowland forest. Where it has escaped, as in Florida hammocks, it climbs high into the canopy and spreads aggressively.
Mexican specimens range from near sea level (7-14 m) to about 580 m.
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