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Philodendron hederaceum

(Jacq.) Schott (1829)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Alismatales Family: Araceae Genus: Philodendron

Description

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Historical Distribution

Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Philodendron hederaceum var. hederaceum

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Maui Potentially naturalizing
Hawai'i Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Wiener Z. Kunst 3: 780 (1829)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Philodendron hederaceum South Hilo and Puna Districts Roadside near stream and ocean. More than 50 individuals growing over 200 meters along road. Associated vegetation: Costus spp., Guzmania sp., Odontanima sp., Miconia, Cestrum, Falcataria, Vine. Preserved_Specimen Heart-shaped leaves, upper green with satine sheen, lower purplish, 25 cm. long. No fruits observed. Naturalized Murphy, M. 227 Hawaii BISH 2022-08-14
2 Philodendron hederaceum Manoa, Pu'u Pia trail at base of trail in stream bed Shady, forest floor Preserved_Specimen Small patch 1 m wide, separated by several hundred meters from the large main patch further up the trail. Evidence of reproduction and dispersal of this species Faccenda, K. 2690 Oahu BISH 2022-08-27
3 Philodendron hederaceum Lyon arboretum, Manoa. Near Hawaiian plant section In wet rainforest Preserved_Specimen Common climbing vine in arboretum, growing over 20 m up trees into canopy. Leaves almost satin like in texture when young Faccenda, K. 2718 Oahu BISH 2022-09-29
4 Philodendron hederaceum Kalihi Valley, Kalihi St in back of valley Roadside, wet, full shade Preserved_Specimen Appearing wild on side of road, climbing over 8 m up a tree, near houses but not directly in a yard Faccenda, K. 2376 Oahu BISH 2022-05-19
5 Philodendron hederaceum Wainiha, along road in valley about 2 km up from valley base Roadside, moist, shady area, within several hundred feet of houses but not immediately adjacent to a house Preserved_Specimen Naturalized vine, forming a large colony and climbing trees into the canopy, probably planted at one point but now spreading vigorously and aggressively into invasive dominated forest. With Epipremnum aureum and Philodendron erubescens Faccenda, K. 2465 Kauai BISH 2022-05-30
6 Philodendron hederaceum National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, east side of Lawai Stream, between upper palmetum and Maidenhair Falls, along road to Four House Canyon. Secondary scrub. W/Leucaena, Psidium, Morinda. Preserved_Specimen Vine Hanging from trees, roots fuzzy brown, dangling, sap pale yellow-white, caustic. Lvs. medium green, dull, stems and petioles green, stipule green. Spathe green without, greenish-white within, purple toward base, spadix creamy white. Vaguely fruity odor 95 pm). Naturalized, escaped from cultivation. Lorence, D.H. 10396 Kauai BISH 2013-06-06
7 Philodendron hederaceum Haiku, W. Waipio Rd c.a 500 m from main highway Wet, invasive dominated forest Preserved_Specimen Dominant understory and liana type plant in this area, spreading far away from houses. Climbing to at least 5 m Faccenda, K. 2841 Maui BISH 2022-10-30
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