Philodendron pastazanum K.Krause is an easy to grow terrestrial aroid and should be given plenty of space to crawl. Stems are repent, petioles are firm, longer than blades, medium to dark green, semi glossy, with moderately dense whitish streaks, terete to subterete except obtusely flattened adaxially near apex. Leaf blades are broadly ovate or peltate (posterior lobes overlapping, and the zone of fusion is hidden by a prominent fold on dried specimens), acuminate to cuspidate at apex, broadly sagittate at base, moderately to conspicuously bicolored, obtuse or rounded, sub coriaceous, dark green, glossy to semi glossy to matte-sub velvety above, moderately paler and glossy to semi glossy below.
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 pastazanum
Philodendron pastazanum plants that we sell, come in following sizes:
S - approx. 15 cm tall, Ø 6cm
M - approx. 30 cm tall, Ø 8 cm
L - approx. 60 cm tall, Ø 15
