Philodendron imbe

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| image = Philodendron imbe.jpg

| image_caption = Leaves of what is erroneously believed to be P. imbe

| image2 = Philodendron imbe (2).jpg

| image2_caption = A close relative misidentified as P. imbe at the Federal University of Ceará, Brazil

| genus = Philodendron

| species = imbe

| authority = Schott ex Kunth

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| synonyms =

• Caladium imbe {{small|Kunth}}
• Calostigma imbe {{small|Schott}}
• Philodendron callifolium {{small|Engl.}}.
• Philodendron sellowianum {{small|Kunth}}

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Philodendron imbe is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, thought to be extinct.{{cite journal |title=Chromosomal diversity in Philodendron (Araceae): Taxonomic significance and a critical review |date=2014 |last1=Correia-Da-Silva |first1=Mario |last2=Vasconcelos |first2=Santelmo |last3=Soares |first3=Maria de Lourdes da Costa |last4=Mayo |first4=Simon Joseph |last5=Benko-Iseppon |first5=Ana Maria |journal=Plant Systematics and Evolution |volume=300 |issue=5 |pages=1111–1122 |doi=10.1007/s00606-013-0949-9 |bibcode=2014PSyEv.300.1111C }} A climber, it was endemic to the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.{{cite POWO |id=77117563-1 |title=Philodendron imbe Schott ex Kunth |access-date=4 May 2025 }} Houseplants sold as Philodendron imbe are most likely Philodendron acutatum (syn. Philodendron quinquenervium), or perhaps P.{{nbsp}}appendiculatum.