Philodendron squamiferum
Philodendron squamiferum is a lowland rainforest climber of the Guianas and northern Brazil, recognised by its five-lobed leaves and red petioles covered in soft bristles. It lives in a hot, very humid, nearly constant climate with warm nights, and it wants warmth, shade and steady moisture rather than a cool night drop. Its short dry season is mild enough that growers need not mimic it.
Where it grows wild
A hemiepiphytic climber of lowland tropical rainforest. It starts on or near the forest floor and climbs tree trunks with its aerial roots, staying in the shaded understorey and lower trunk zone. Most wild records come from French Guiana, where its beetle pollination was studied. The inflorescences heat up in the evening to attract Cyclocephala scarab beetles. Detailed accounts of its microhabitat are scarce.
Lowland. Wild records span 0–700 m with a median of 180 m, consistent with reports from sea level to about 600 m.
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