Philodendron squamiferum

Poepp.

Red bristle philodendron

AraceaeFruitPotential hazards — see below

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The pink berries are eaten fresh and have a sharp, peppery taste.

Known Hazards

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows in primary forests in open places and on flood plains. It can be on the banks of small creeks.

Asia, Brazil, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Indonesia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Pacific, SE Asia, Suriname, South America*,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bolivia, Brazil, Bhutan, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Fiji, Micronesia, Georgia, French Guiana, Guyana, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Peru, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palau, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Suriname, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen

How to Identify

A root climber. It grows up small tree trunks. The leaf stalk is reddish and 10-15 cm long. It has small dense scales. The leaves have 5 lobes. The middle lobe is the longest. The flowering stalks are red and scaly. The fruit are pink berries.

How to Grow

Plants can be grown from seeds or stem cuttings.

Wikipedia

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Philodendron squamiferum, known as Squamiferum for short, is a rare species of plant in the family Araceae, native to French Guiana, Suriname, and northern Brazil. This climbing plant has leaves with five lobes and has a climbing growth habit. It is well known among Philodendron species for its distinctive reddish stalks, which are covered in small bristles that give it a hairy appearance.

Names & Synonyms

Filodendron bulu merah, Guiambe

Philodendron aceriferum Schott.Philodendron crinipes K. KochPhilodendron crinitum Engl.Philodendron squamiferum var. aceriferum (Schott) Engl.

References (4)

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Vander Velde, N, 2003, The Vascular Plants of Majuro Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands. Atoll research Bulletin. No. 503. Smithsonian Institute. p 29