Philodendron radiatum
| Philodendron radiatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Philodendron |
| Species: | P. radiatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Philodendron radiatum Schott
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Philodendron radiatum (called corija de pobre) is a rainforest vine in the family Araceae. It is found from southern Mexico southward to Panama. It is a root climber growing to a height of eighty feet (25 meters). Its leaves measure up to 3 feet by 3 feet (one meter by one meter) and so deeply lobed as to almost be pinnate.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Zuchowski, Willow (2007). Tropical Plants of Costa Rica. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell Univ. Press. pp. 248–249. ISBN 978-0801445880.