RE: [Aroid-l] Wrong name on Philodendron variifolium

Steve:

 

            NO! NO! You misunderstood. The plant you have, namely Philodendron brandtianum K. Kr. never becomes 3-lobed. What I said was the P. variifolium Schott, which people have mistakenly been calling P. brandtianum for years, is a 3-lobed plant.

 

Tom

 

Tom Croat, P. A. Schulze Curator of Botany 

Missouri Botanical Garden

Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri 63116

(314) 577-5163

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From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Steve Lucas Exotic Rainforest
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 5:58 PM
To: Discussion of aroids
Subject: [Aroid-l] Wrong name on Philodendron variifolium

 

I just spent an interesting afternoon discussing what I thought was Philodendron varrifolium with Dr. Croat.  The species I have shown on my website won the 2005 Best in Show Award at the 2005 Aroid Show using the name P. variifolium.  Dr. Croat says we've got this one wrong and the actual name is Philodendron brandtianum K. Krause.  Tom says this is only the juvenile form and the plant will eventually become tri-lobed.  The error apparently dates back to an error in Exotica 3.  If anyone has an actual photo of the adult form of Philodendron brandtianum and would be willing to allow me to post it with credit please let me know.  And if anyone has more information to help make the description more complete I'd love to hear from you on that as well.  Ron Weeks has provided information in the past and I'd love to get this updated now.

 

Here's the link to the newly updated page:

 

 

Steve Lucas

 

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