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Philodendron sodiroi is a species of plant in the genus Philodendron native to Colombia. A climbing epiphyte, it was once thought to be synonymous with Philodendron ornatum. Named after Luis Sodiro, it was first described scientifically in 1883. It is most recognizable for the silver mottling on its green, cordate leaves.
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About the genus · Philodendron
Philodendron is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. As of September 2025, the Plants of the World Online accepted 625 species; other sources accept different numbers. Regardless of number of species, the genus is the second-largest member of the family Araceae, after genus Anthurium. More on Wikipedia ›
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Cultivation
Grouped as a tropical foliage plant, listed under the genus Philodendron in the archetype table, and Kew describes it as “climber”, “wet tropical”.
How this section is made
Each card states this species' habitat figures with their sources, and what two fixed rules read from them; nothing here says what the plant does, wants or tolerates. The rules · the terms.
Group. Listed under the genus Philodendron in the archetype table, and Kew describes it as “climber”, “wet tropical”. A group is taken only where Kew's description of the species agrees with the table's listing. The table gives no figure and no prose; the cold floor is the habitat's alone.
Climate across the habitat
Natural habitat
Photographs
Photographs: Vincent A. Vos, CC BY, iNaturalist via GBIF.
Related
Other Philodendron 93 in the reference
Philodendron angustisectum Araceae Photo: CC BY, Daniel Mesa
Philodendron anisotomum Araceae Photo: CC BY-SA, Yu
Philodendron appendiculatum Araceae Photo: CC BY-SA, UNA Ecoturismo
Philodendron atabapoense Araceae Photo: CC0, author not stated
Philodendron auriculatum Araceae Photo: CC BY, Fabrício Mil Homens Riella
Philodendron barrosoanum Araceae Photo: CC0, author not stated
Philodendron billietiae Araceae Photo: CC BY, fmunoz
Philodendron bipennifolium Fiddle-leaf philodendron Photo: CC0, author not stated
Philodendron bipinnatifidum Araceae Photo: CC BY, Paulo C. O. Cunha
Philodendron brandtianum Silver Leaf Philodendron Photo: CC BY, Yuri Sofronov Philodendron brasiliense Araceae Names & registers
The record
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Where this page came from built 2026-10-22
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