AN ENCYCLOPADIA 
Philodendron—continued. 
stout, lft. long. Brazil, 1831. 
A desirable, short-stemmed peren- 
nial, particularly suitable for sub-tropical gardening, 
P. Carderi (Carder’s). A synonym 
of P. verrucosum. 
P.crassinervium(thick-nerved).* 
J, spathe pale yellow-green, spot- 
ted with red, bright red within 
at the base, cucullate, contracted 
in the middle ; spadix as long as 
the spathe, cylindrical. May. l 
lft. to 2ft.long, broadly lanceolate, 
margined with red, the costa ex- 
poodingiy thick and inflated ; pe- 
tioles din. to 4in. long, purplish- 
green. Stem running to a con- 
siderable length. A singular 
climber, (B. M. 3621; R. 
. 
P. daguense (River Dagua). A 
synonym of P. verrucosum. 
P. erubescens (blushing).* fl., 
spathe blackish-purple outside, 
scarlet within, large, boat-shaped, 
contracted above the middle; 
spadix white or cream-colour, as 
3 the spathe, stout, obtuse. 
l. distant, alternate, large, be- 
tween cordate and sagittate, cop- 
pey beneath, glossy, 1ft. or more 
ong, on terete pedicels of about 
the same length, with purple 
sheaths at the base. Stem stout, 
climbing, rooting at almost every 
joint. A handsome species. 
(B. M. 5071.) 
tissimum (highly 
fragrant).* fl. powerfully and 
durably fragrant ; 
base red, nearly 
spathe delicate cream-colour, with the swollen 
in. long, convolute and somewhat cucul- 
acute, nearly as long as the spathe, broadest at 
te . 
base. _ January. 
inclining to sagittate, 
Demerara. ( 
tissimum.) 
P. teum tic). H., tube of 
; ix white, thick, sessile ; 
l broa 
ovate or obliquely semi-orbiculate ; 
twice as long as the costa. 1857. 
P. Glaziovii (Glaziou's). 
yellowish, pen asen on the Daido 
2. 1}ft. to 2ft. long, 
deeply two-lobed at base; 
or more long, — flat above, 
ayey A tube. A ‘oblong, 
deep green, lft. to 14ft. long, Zin. to Sin. broad 
oblong-cordate, acute, 
; petioles 2ft. 
Stem elongated, rooting. 
3314, under name of Caladium fragran- 
the oblong, purplish out- 
uncle 55 thick. 
ly cordate-ovate, with the posterior lobes broadly semi- 
petiole thick, slightly terete, 
3 he e 
spat a 
1885. 
ornamental climber, resembling P. crassinervium. (B. M. 
P. osum (glorious). 7. large, cordate-ovate, acute, deep 
A ph n, the Wide ane 3 nerves snow-white, the 
bordered 
the petiole; spathe at first pal 
aaa 
a purple hue, cuc 
erara. 
— 3345 
tonianum (Holton’: „tube of spathe oblong; 
wa ange nel A e r ornamental, three- 
very shortly stipitate, slender. 
y stip 
1876. 
plant is 
um 
with a thin edging 
3 on opening, have a 
umbia, 1877. A magnifi 
P. grandifolium (large-leaved).* fl. from a fissure at the base 
e 
on the outside, inkish within, marked 
ullate at the extremity; 
onthe wel white above, as long 
» bursting two or three together. 
almost to the base, about 14ft. long and 
Width; middle lobe acute, one-nerved ; lateral 
three-nerved ; all shining green above, 
Dwarf, almost stemless, herb, 
of a pink colour; the 
— reflection. Stem 
oliage plant. (J. H. 
e buff, 
* 
x 
sli bur olub- 
or more 
spotted 
as the 
the, 
Apel. t 
petioles rounded, 
Jong, cordate. ttate, ue above; 
: purple. Stem climbin , dingy , spotted with purple. 
Dem (B. M. ¥ pot ae g 
of Caladium grandi- 
dix 
rather less in 
lobes obtuse, 
Columbia, 
e of this 
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Philodendron—continued. 
1 somewhat climbing; internodes elongated, Bahia, 
FIG. 108. PHILODENDRON MAMET, 
ei (Mons. Mame’s).* I. large, cordate, 
P. Mam acute, SS 
marked with whitish vari ons, Ecuador, 1883, A fine-lea 
stemless herb. See Fig. 108. (R. H. 1683, 492.) 
in 
over 
P. melanochrysum (golden-black).* Z dull, dark 
colour, covered with a shining varnish, as — 
with gold. very brilliant in the sunshine. Columbia, 
1874. A lovely es, of moderate growth and climbing habit. 
(L H. n. 8. 149.) 
Tin rufescent out- 
— the spathe, 
Pide yelow within: dat 
side, yellow within ; x ey — a 
(R. G. 789.) 
L long-stalked, ovate, oblong, acuminate, 
8 Stem, short, thick, shaggy. Guiana, 1 
P. pertusum (perforated). A synonym of Monstera deliciosa. 
. pinnatifidum rubro-punctatum (pinnatifid, red. dotted).“ 
gr crowded ; spathe white, sprinkled with blood-red, almost 
sessile, the same length as the spadix, the tube narrow! ovoid, 
the blade boat-shaped ; spadix pale dirty-yellow, about gin. long. 
May. l. 2ft. long, broadly sagittate-ovate, glossy, pinnatifid half- 
way to the middle, with Sealer, upcurved lobes ; petioles 24ft. to 
3ft. long, swollen at base. Stem none, or short and thick, clothed 
with brown sheaths. South Brazil, 1868. (B. M. 6946, under 
name of P. rubro- m.) i 
P. recurvifolium (recurved-leaved). Jl., spathe withou 
the tube scarlet within, ellipsoid. l. all on petioles, which are 
t b. „ 5 somewhat 
pe aen — n Climber. ‘The whole 
agittate. Bah i 
plant, especially the leaves, 8 spotted with blood- 
colour. 
. rubens (reddish). ., spathe 6in. to Bin. long, whitish-green 
9 een within, | on a short peduncle; ix white, 
Iindrical, ; — 
¢ — l 3 acuminate, the length of the petioles. 
Stem robust, somewhat erect, rather densely leafy. Venezuela, 
1873, Climber. (B. M. 6021.) ee a 
„ sanguineum (bloody).* A., spathe green, convolute above the 
— spadix shortly stipitate, cylindrical; peduncles 
f as 
long as the spathe. l. rather thick, green above, often purplish 
th, elongated, cordate-oblong, petioles shorter 
i or about equalling, the leaves. Mexico, 1869. Climber. 
grb bordered with whit 
„ Selloum (Sello’s).* A., spathe d n, bordered with white 
apt ng a iah ng large, con 1 in a sort of 
hood. L large, long-stalked, oval-oblong, dee pem, forming a 
broad head, bipinnatifid, with the two basal lobes themselves 
pinnatifid. Stem stout, emitting thick, flexible roots. A beauti- 
ful (arborescent when old) perennial. See Fig. 109. (B. M. 6773; 
E. K. 1869, 252, under name of P. Sellowianwm.) 
serpens (serpent). spathe pinkish and yellowish outside, 
cream and ee ade, din. long; spadix cream · coloured. 
L oblong-cordate, lft. to lift. long. Stem scandent, rooting at 
the nodes, leafy at the summit, clothed between the leaves 
with dense masses of 8 New Grenada, 1877. A hand- 
some species. (B M. o 
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