Philodendron plowmanii Croat ined. is yet to be officially published. It is a stunning terrestrial; Philodendron with quilted foliage and undulate-winged petioles. Stem istem creeping, petioles are D-shaped, brown convex adaxially, rounded abaxially, finely striate-lineate adaxially, sparsely pale-lineate abaxially, broadly winged along upper margin, wing undulate, purplish violet toward apex. Leaf blades sub coriaceous, dark green and semi glossy, much paler and semi glossy below; midrib flat and concolorous above, dark green and convex below; primary lateral veins deeply quilted-sunken above, round-raised and matte below; minor veins moderately distinct, darker. It is a very variable species.

A very fast and easy grower.

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.