Product information "Philodendron rugosum"
| Name: | Philodendron rugosum, Bogner & G.S.Bunting 1983 |
| Synonyms: | not known |
| Etymology: | rugosus = wrinkled |
| Propagation: | division |
| Origin: | Colombia, Ecuador |
| Habitat: | epi- or lithophytic, climbing or creeping.in warm, moist, sparse rainforest at altitudes of 1000-1700m. |
| Notes: | Philodendron rugosum is distinguished from all other known species by its thick, broadly ovate leaves that are finely etched on the upper surface, much like a furniture fabric known commercially as "naugahyde (American leatherette)." Often the surface is also called "pigskin". |
