Philodendron ricardoi
A self-heading, rock-dwelling Philodendron described in 2011 from Espírito Santo, Brazil, with thick stems topped by a crown of ovate to rounded leaves. Unlike most philodendrons it grows in full sun on granite inselbergs, forming large colonies up to about 1.5 m tall. Treat it as a sun-loving, drought-tolerant rock plant rather than a jungle aroid.
Where it grows wild
It grows on bare granite outcrops and inselbergs in open 'vegetation islands', described on herbarium labels as a saxicolous, sun-loving herb 0.6–1.5 m tall forming large, dense local populations, similar in habit to a related rock-dwelling species from neighbouring Minas Gerais.
Collections range from about 250 m to 950 m (Estrela do Norte, Pedra do Cabrito near Barra Alegre).
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