Philodendron ernestii Engl. is an appressed-climbing hemiepiphyte or vine. Leaf blades of juvenile plants are narrowly ovate, to constricted sagitate. Leaves grow in a rosette; petioles are sharply D-shaped or subtriangular with broadly flaring ruffled-winged margins, (sometimes unwinged), broadly convex medially adaxially, convex, rounded or sharply flattened and paler abaxially with dark violet-purple ring at apex, medium green, darker toward margin, weakly glossy. Mature leaf blades are ovate-sagittate to concave ovate, as broad as long or up to 2.5 times longer than broad ; sub coriaceous, slightly bicolorous, dark green and semi glossy with gray-green variegations above, slightly paler and 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 ernestii
Philodendron ernestii comes in following sizes:
M - is approx. 30 cm tall and comes in an 8 cm pot
L - is approx. 50 cm tall and comes in an 12 cm pot
