Philodendron tripartitum

{{Short description|Species of plant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}

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| image = Philodendron fenzlii-BSI-yercaud-salem-India.JPG

| image_caption = In India

| image2 = Philodendron fenzlii-yercaud-salem-India.JPG

| image2_caption = Climbing habit

| genus = Philodendron

| species = tripartitum

| authority = (Jacq.) Schott

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| synonyms = {{Collapsible list|

• Arum tripartitum {{small|Jacq.}}
• Caladium trifoliatum {{small|Desf.}}
• Caladium tripartitum {{small|(Jacq.) Willd.}}
• Philodendron affine {{small|Hemsl.}}
• Philodendron fenzlii {{small|Engl.}}
• Philodendron holtonianum {{small|Mast.}}
• Philodendron trilobatum {{small|Regel}}
• Philodendron tripartitum var. tricuspidatum {{small|Engl.}}

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Philodendron tripartitum (syn. Philodendron fenzlii) is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae.{{cite POWO |id=88045-1 |title=Philodendron tripartitum (Jacq.) Schott |access-date=13 May 2025 }} Some authorities continue to recognize Philodendron fenzlii as a valid species.{{cite web |title=Philodendron fenzlii Engl., 1878 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/103415715 |website=gbif.org |publisher=GBIF Secretariat |author=GBIF Secretariat |date=2023 |access-date=13 May 2025 |quote=The International Plant Names Index Collaborators (2019). International Plant Names Index. Checklist dataset }} It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, Jamaica, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and northern Brazil. A{{nbsp}}hemiepiphyte, it is typically found in the wet tropics at elevations from {{cvt|0|to|1300|m|-3}}, and in cultivation it is considered "very aggressive."{{cite web |last1=Lucas |first1=Steve |date=3 January 2011 |title=Philodendron tripartitum (Jacq.) Schott Wiener Z. Kunst |url=https://www.exoticrainforest.com/Philodendron%20tripartitum%20pc.html |website=exoticrainforest.com |location=Arkansas |publisher=The Exotic Rainforest |access-date=13 May 2025 }}