Philodendron tatei

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| genus = Philodendron

| species = tatei

| authority = K.Krause

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| synonyms = Philodendron melanochlorum {{small|G.S.Bunting}}

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Philodendron tatei is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae.{{cite POWO |id=193193-2 |title=Philodendron tatei K.Krause |access-date=29 April 2025 }} It is native to wet tropical areas of northern Brazil, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. A climber, there appears to be a cultivar, 'Congo'.{{cite journal |last1=Sandra |first1=S.R. |last2=Mary |first2=C.F. Gleena |last3=Vijayaraghavan |first3=Reshmy |last4=Sankar |first4=Mini |last5=Varghese |first5=George Sible |date=2024 |title=Morpho-molecular characterisation and in vitro analysis of chemical fungicides and bioagents for the integrated management of foliage fungal pathogens of Philodendron spp. |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/383359556 |journal=Journal of Mycopathological Research |volume=62 |issue=2 |publisher=Indian Mycological Society |pages= 335–342 |doi=10.57023/JMycR.62.2.2024.335 |doi-broken-date=29 April 2025 |access-date=29 April 2025 }}

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:

  • Philodendron tatei subsp. melanochlorum {{small|(G.S.Bunting) G.S.Bunting}} – Peru, Venezuela
  • Philodendron tatei subsp. tatei – Northern Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela

References