Product information "Philodendron barrosoanum 'No. 5'"
| Name: | Philodendron barrosoanum 'No. 5', G. S. Bunting, 1964 |
| Synonyms: | Philodendron levelii, G.S.Bunting 1975 |
| Etymology: | barrosoanum = Graziela Maciel Barrosos, (1912-2003) Brazilian botanist and plant collector. |
| Propagation: | division |
| Origin: | Columbia, Venezuela, Ecuador Peru, Bolivia |
| Habitat: | hemiepiphytic, in tropical moist forest in dense forests on both sides of the Andes far into the Amazon Basin in shady places at altitudes of 200-1400m |
| Notes: | This attractive species was described by G. S. Bunting in 1964 in honor of the Brazilian botanist Graziela Maciel Barrosos. Due to the conspicuous 3-lobed leaves it can easily be confused with Philodendron levelii, Philodendron huilense and Philodendron victoriae, the differences are only found in and during the flowering period. |
