Re: Philodendron cordatum

**b* l* <l*@yahoo.com>**

Dear Marcus,

Aloha...great to hear from you. 

I am so glad that my identification was confirmed by you.  There is no substitute for a Brazilian botanist to identify a Brazilian plant.  When I traveled around with Roberto Burle-Marx, the status of many Philodendron were poorly known.  

Please keep in touch with this forum I for one,appreciate your opinion.

Aloha,

Leland

--- On Sun, 8/17/08, Marcus Nadruz <mnadruz@jbrj.gov.br> wrote:

> From: Marcus Nadruz <mnadruz@jbrj.gov.br>
> Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Philodendron cordatum
> To: "Discussion of aroids" <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
> Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 8:26 AM
> Dear John,
> 
> This species is certainly P. cordatum. The name Angra dos
> Reis refers to the city that is in the southern coastal
> state of Rio de Janeiro, where the species is very common.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Marcus
> 
> > I have a Philodendron for so many years I can’t
> remember where I got it from. I have assumed it to be the
> same as the plant illustrated in Exotica under the name
> ‘Angra dos Reis”, a south Brazilian species.  This
> plant is now thought to be identical to Philodendron
> cordatum.
> 
> >
> 
>  
> 
> > ‘Angra dos Reis’ means ‘King’s Cove’ in
> Portuguese and is the name of a coastal town southwest of
> Rio de Janeiro.
> 
> >
> 
>  
> 
> > Unlike the specimens belonging to Steve and Brian (see
> Steve’s page on P. cordatum) 
> http://www.exoticrainforest.com/Philodendron%20cordatum%20pc.html
> , mine has red spots on the centre vein of the upper surface
> of the leaf.  Mine has yet to develop 100% adult form,
> because it has lain neglected in a pot for decades. This is
> no longer the case !
> 
> >
> 
>  
> 
> > Please see attached pictures.
> 
> >
> 
>  
> 
> > John.
> 
> >  
> 
> Marcus A. Nadruz Coelho 
> Pesquisador Titular III 
> Diretoria de Pesquisas 
> Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico do Rio de 
> Janeiro/MMA 
> 21 32042144 
> (http://www.jbrj.gov.br)
> 
>  
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