Araceae
Philodendron

Philodendron wittianum Engl.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 132 (1905)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Venezuela

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sakuragui, C.M., Mayo, S.J. & Zappi, D.C. (2005). Taxonomic revision of Brazilian species of Philodendron. Kew Bulletin 60: 465-513.

Kew Bulletin

  • Barroso, G. M. (1957). Araceae Novae Arquiv. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 15: 89 - 112.
  • Britton, N. L. & Wilson, P. (1923). Araceae. In: N. L. Britton & P. Wilson (eds.), Botany of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Sci. Surv. Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands 5: 122 - 124.
  • Brummit, R. K. & Powell, E. (eds). (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Bunting, G. S. (1984). Philodendron. In: S. M. Walters, A. Brady, C. D. Brickell, J. Cullen, P. S. Green, J. Lewis, V. A. Matthews, D. A. Webb, P. F. Yeo & J. C. M. Alexander (eds.). European Garden Flora vol. II. Monocotyledons: 91 - 94. Cambridge University Press.
  • Croat, T. (1997). A revision of Philodendron subgenus Philodendron (Araceae) for Mexico and Central America. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 84: 311 - 704.
  • Endlicher, S. F. L. (1837). Genera Plantarum (Endlicher) 1(3): 237. F. Beck, Vienna.
  • Engler, A. (1878). Araceae. In: C. F. P. von Martius, Flora Brasiliensis 3 (2): 25 - 224, t. 2 - 52.
  • Gonçalves, E. G. (1997). A new species of Philodendron (Araceae) from Central Brazil. Kew Bull. 52: 499 - 502.
  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D. (2002). World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Grayum, M. H. (1996). Revision of Philodendron subgenus Pteromischum (Araceae) for Pacific and Caribbean Tropical America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 47: 1 - 233.
  • Harley, R. M. (1988). Evolution and distribution of Eriope (Labiatae), and its relatives, in Brazil. In: P. E. Vanzolini & W. R. Heyer (eds.), Proceedings of a workshop on neotropical distribution patterns, pp. 71 - 120. Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, Rio de Janeiro.
  • Hawkes, A. D. (1948). Anthurium stahelii. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 75: 634.
  • International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (St Louis Code). (2000). Regnum Vegetabile 138. Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein.
  • Jacquin, N. J. (1797). Plantarum rariorum horti caesarei schoenbrunnensis 2: 32 - 33, t. 189.
  • Koch, K. & Sauer, F. L. F. (1853). Philodendron cardiophyllum. Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol. 1853: 14 [p. 4 of reprint edition].
  • Koch, K. (1854). Philodendron simsii. Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol. 1854: 8, 9.
  • Krause, K (1913). Araceae-Philodendroideae-Phibdendreae -Philodendrinae. In: A. Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr. 60 (IV.23Db): 1-143.
  • Kunth, C. S. (1841). Enumeratio Plantarum 3: 46- 52. Stuttgart & Tübingen.
  • Liebmann, F. (1849). Om Mexicos Aroideer. Vidensk. Meddel. Dansk Naturhist. Foren. Kjobenhavn 1849 (1-2): 17-18.
  • Mayo, S. J. (1989). Observations of gynoecial structure in Philodendron (Araceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 100: 139-172.
  • Nadruz Coelho, M. A. & Sakuragui, C. M. (2007). A new species of Philodendron Schott (Araceae) from Brazil. Kew Bulletin, 629-631.
  • Nadruz Coelho, M. A. (1995). Philodendron Schott (Araceae) : morfologia e taxonomia das especies da Reserva Ecológica de Macaé de Cima — Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janneiro, Brasil. Unpubl. MSc Thesis.
  • Nicolson, D. H. (1984). Suprageneric names attributable to Araceae. Taxon 33: 680 - 690.
  • Peyritsch, J. J. (1879). Aroideae maximilianae. Carl Gerold's Sohn, Wien.
  • Pfeiffer, L. (1874). Synonymiae botanicae 1870 editae supplementum primum. T. Fisher, Kassel.
  • Post, T. von & Kuntze, O. (1903). Lexicon Generum Phanerogamarum. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart.
  • Radford, A. E. (1986). Fundamentals of plant systematics. Harper & Row, New York.
  • Regel, E. A. (1855). Philodendron hastifolium. Gartenflora 5: 131, t. 159.
  • Riedl, H. (1965a). Heinrich Wilhelm Schott (1794- 1865). Taxon 14: 209-213.
  • Sakuragui, C. M. (1998). Taxonomia e Filogenia das especies de Philodendron seçäo Calostigma (Schott) Pfeiffer no Brasil. Unpubl. Thesis. Universidade de Säo Paulo.
  • Schott, H. W. (1829). Für Liebhaber der Botanik. Wiener Zeitschr. Kunst, Literatur, Theater und Mode 94: 779 - 780.
  • Soares, M. L. C. (1996). Levantamento florístico do gênero Philodendron Schott (Araceae) da Reserva Ducke — Manaus, A M. Unpublished MSc thesis, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife.
  • Ule, E. (1905). Wechselbeziehungen zwischen Ameisen und Pflanzen. Flora 94: 491 - 97.
  • Urban, I. (1906). Vitae itineraque collectorum botanicorum. In: C. F. P. von Martius, Flora Brasiliensisl(l): 1-268.
  • Vellozo, J. M. da C. (1831). Araceae. In: Florae Fluminensis Vol. 9 (plates only). Typographia Nationali, rio de Janeiro.
  • — & Mayo, S. J. (1997). Three new species of Philodendron from South-eastern Brazil. Kew Bull. 52: 673 - 682.
  • — & Mayo, S. J. (1998). Novas especies de Philodendron (Araceae) da Reserva Ecológica de Macé de Cima, Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Bol. Bot. Univ. Säo Paulo 17: 47 - 60.
  • — & Riedl-Dorn, C. (1988). Heinrich Wilhelm Schott's botanical collections at the Vienna Natural History Museum (W). Taxon 37: 846 - 854.
  • — (1832). Araceae. In: H. W. Schott & S. F. L. Endlicher, Melet. Bot: 16 - 22. C. Gerold, Vienna.
  • — (1856). Synonymiae Aroidieae. Typis congr. mechitharisticae, Wien.
  • — (1860). Prodromus Systematis Aroideen. Typis congr. mechitharisticae, Wien.
  • — (1862). Philodendron disparue Schott. Bonplandia 10: 86.
  • — (1864). Two new Brazilian Aroideae. J. Bot. 2: 4.
  • — (1879). Araceae. In: A. L. R. P. Candolle & A. C. P. Candolle (eds.), Monogr. Phan. 2: 1-681. Masson, Paris.
  • — (1881). Florae Fluminensis Arch. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro 5: 1 - 467.
  • — (1899). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Araceae IX. 16. Revision der Gattung Philodendron Schott. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 509 - 564.
  • — (1905). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der AraceaeX. 18. Araceae Novae. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 110-143.
  • — (1965b). Heinrich Wilhelm Schott —zur 100. Wiederkehr-seines Todestages am 5 März 1965. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 68: 3-8.
  • — (1984). Introduction. In: D. H. Nicolson (ed.) Schott Icones Aroideae et Reliquiae. Microfiche edition. IDC AG, Zug.
  • — (1986). New taxa of Venezuelan Araceae. Phytologia 60: 293 - 344.
  • — (1987). Two new species of Brazilian Philodendron {Araceae). Phytologia 61: 441 - 443.
  • — (1990). History and infrageneric nomenclature of Philodendron (Araceae). Kew Bull. 45: 37-71.
  • — (1991). A revision of Philodendron subgenus Meconostigma (Araceae). Kew Bull. 46: 601 - 181.
  • — (2000). Araceae from campos rupestres from Espinhaço Range in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Aroideana 23: 56-7l.
  • — (2001). Two new species of Philodendron from Brazil. Novon 11: 102 - 106.
  • — (2002). New aroid taxa from Brazil. Aroideana 25: 16-35.
  • — (2005). A remarkable new species of Philodendron (Araceae) from northern Brazil. Kew Bull. 60(1): 129-131.
  • —& — (1854). Philodendron eximium. Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol. 1854: 8.
  • —&— (2005). Nomenclature and taxonomy of Philodendron hastatum (Araceae). Rodriguesia 56: 31 - 34.
  • —(1853). Pflanzenskizzen. Österr. Bot. Z. 3: 378.
  • —(1854). Pflanzenskizzen. Österr. Bot. Z. 4: 417- 419.
  • —(1859). Aroideen-Skizzen. Öesterr. Bot. Z. 9: 98 -101.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

CATE Araceae

  • Sakuragui, C.M., Mayo, S.J. & Zappi, D.C. 2005. Taxonomic revision of Brazilian species of Philodendron section Macrobelium Kew Bull.. 60: 465-513

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Smith, D.N. [3689] Peru K002559495 Yes
s.coll. [TWP65] Brazil K001184887 Yes
s.coll. [TPW65] Brazil K001184888 Yes
Neill, D.; Rojas, W. [10004] Ecuador K002559496 Yes
Croat, T.B. [59629] Venezuela K002559491 Yes
[A. Monteagudo M]; et al; Peña, A.; Francis, R.; Chamorro, H.; Quicha, L.; Pascual, A. [10009] Peru K002559494 Yes
Liesner, R. [16260] Venezuela K002559492 Yes
Croat, T.B. [62340] Brazil K001184885 Yes
Croat, T.B. [59629] Venezuela K002559490 Yes
Croat, T.B. [62340] Brazil K001184886 Yes
Bunting, G.S.; Akkermans, L.M.A.; van Rooden, J. [3850] Venezuela K002559493 Yes

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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