Philodendron gloriosum Andre a stunning soft-leaved aroid with a terrestial habit. The leaves have velutinous appearance and feel. Stem is repent, creeping. Petioles are green in the lower part; upper part, midrib and primary lateral veins reddish, marked with longitudinal white striations, semiterete. Leaf blades thinly herbaceous, on the upper side the midrib and primary veins are pale and the margin is reddish, otherwise deep green, pale below, cordate-ovate.
From the Modern Latin genus name Philodendron (Schott, 1830), from Greek philodendron, neuter of philodendros "loving trees," from philo- "loving" (see philo-) + dendron "tree" (from PIE *der-drew-, from root *deru- "to be firm, solid, steadfast," also forming words for "wood, tree"). The plant so called because it clings to trees.