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Philodendron tatei subsp. melanochlorum

A rarely recorded subspecies of Philodendron tatei from Venezuela and Peru: a thick-stemmed, scandent plant up to about 3 m long with short internodes and thick, glossy, leathery ovate leaves. There are no usable wild records or climate measurements, so the growing advice here is generalised from the species and from lowland South American philodendrons.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Described as a scandent (scrambling to climbing) herb up to 3 m long, leafy throughout, with a thick stem whose short internodes are hidden by rusty old cataphyll remains. Leaves are thickly leathery, up to 40 by 18 cm, glossy on both sides and prominently veined. The species as a whole is a climber of wet tropical forest; specific habitat notes for this subspecies were not found.

No elevation data were found for this subspecies. The species P. tatei belongs to wet tropical lowland and Guiana Shield forests, but that is a generalisation.

VenezuelaPeru

🔒 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.