Philodendron validinervium
A little-known Philodendron endemic to Ecuador, reported from moist montane forest and listed as Data Deficient by IUCN. No georeferenced wild records exist, so the conditions here are estimated from one reference site on the eastern Andean slope at about 1200 m and from what is typical for montane philodendrons: mild, very humid and moist all year.
Where it grows wild
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forest in Ecuador. Its growth habit is not documented in the sources reached; most philodendrons of this forest type are hemiepiphytic climbers, which is assumed here.
No recorded elevations. The reference climate site is at about 1215 m on the eastern Andean slope; montane forest would put it roughly between 1000 and 2500 m.
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