Philodendron zhuanum

A large-leaved Panamanian Philodendron described by Croat and known almost only from the forest along the Continental Divide above El Copé in Coclé province. Specimen labels describe it as an epiphyte that grows pressed flat against trunks or climbs loosely. Grow it as a warm-intermediate, very humid cloud-forest climber on a mossy support.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Premontane wet forest on the Continental Divide at Alto Calvario, about 6 miles north of El Copé, now within Omar Torrijos Herrera National Park. This is cloudy, wet forest influenced by the Caribbean slope, and the plant grows appressed to or loosely climbing up tree trunks.

All GBIF records with altitudes fall at 770–950 m.

Panama: Coclé

🔒 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.