Philodendron mayoi

A scrambling philodendron from the Cerrado region of central Brazil, described by Gonçalves in 2000, with deeply cut, pinnatifid leaves. Unlike most philodendrons it lives in a seasonally dry climate, around Brasília and in Goiás, typically near 700–1000 m.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A scrambling subshrub of seasonally dry central Brazil, most likely in gallery forest and forest patches within the Cerrado, where it grows on the ground or scrambles over rocks and shrubs.

Specimen elevations have a median of about 740 m and reach 1300 m (60 records); Brasília sits near 1000–1100 m.

Brazil West-Central

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.