Philodendron mamei André is one of the favourite terrestrial Philodendron in the collections. Its stem is repent, petioles are usually obtusely and sharply to weakly flattened near apex, narrowly rounded to broadly convex abaxially winged on lateral margins, the wings usually prominently undulate, the surface semi glossy to matte, medium to dark olive-green, reddish near base, finely pale-streaked, densely short-lineate-striate or striate to faintly ribbed circumferentially throughout. Leaf blades are ovate-cordate, sometimes slightly inequilateral, thinly coriaceous to sub coriaceous, very bicolorous, matte to weakly glossy or semi glossy, pale yellow-green to dark green, sometimes faintly to heavily mottled with gray to gray-green blotches throughout between major veins above, moderately to much paler and weakly glossy to semi glossy below.
An easy and prolific grower if given adequate and uniform air humidity.
form the Modern Latin genus name Philodendron (Schott, 1830), form Greek philodendron, neuter of philodendrons "loving trees," form philo- "loving" (see philo-) + dendron "tree" (form PIE *der-drew-, form root *deru- "to be firm, solid, steadfast," also forming words for "wood, tree"). The plant so called because it clings to trees.
Philodendron mamei
Philodendron mamei comes in following sizes:
S - is approx. 25 cm tall, and comes in a ⌀ 12 cm pot
M - is approx. 40 cm tall, and comes in a ⌀ 17 cm pot
L - is approx. 50 cm tall, and comes in a ⌀15 cm pot
