Product information "Syngonium erythrophyllum"
Name: | Syngonium erythrophyllum, Birdsey ex G.S.Bunting 1866 |
Synonyms: | Syngonium erythrophyllum, Birdsey |
Etymology: | erythrophyllum = with blood-red leaves, refers to the dark leaf colouring and the dark underside of the leaves. |
Propagation: | Meristem |
Origin: | Colombia, Panama |
Habitat: | terrestrial, hemiepiphytic climbing in the warm humid tropics of Central America, at altitudes of 20-600m |
Notes: | Syngonium erythrophyllum is said to originate from the roadsides of Panama, where it was first collected. Today the species is propagated via meristem culture, so that the beautiful dark and shiny leaf surface remains the same on all plants. |