Philodendron gloriosum
Philodendron gloriosum is a species of plant in the family Araceae, genus Philodendron. It is a crawling, terrestrial plant, native to Colombia[1] whose foliage is characterized by cordate (heart-shaped) by a velutionous surface, pink margins, and pale green, white, or pinkish veins. A full botanical description can be found at e-Monocot.org.
A closeup of two Philodendron gloriosum leaves from a specimen in the Enid A. Haupt conservatory at the New York Botanical Garden. On the left, a mature leaf with deep green flesh and pale green veins, and on the right, a newly-formed leaf with charteuse flesh and pinkish veins and margins.
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| New leaf of a P. gloriosum at Wave Hill Botanical Garden in New York, exhibiting pinkish veins and margins with a chartreuse flesh. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Philodendron |
| Species: | P. gloriosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Philodendron gloriosum André | |
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