Philodendron billietiae

Short description: Species of philodendron

Philodendron billietiae

Philodendron billietiae at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Monocots
Order:  | Alismatales
Family:  | Araceae
Genus:  | Philodendron
Species:  |

P. billietiae

Binomial name
Philodendron billietiae

Croat

Philodendron billietiae [(bi·lli·et·i·ae) pronounced “bili ətiā”)] is a hemi-epiphytic species of plant in the genus Philodendron native to Brazil, Guyana, and French Guiana.[1] A relatively recent discovery in 1995, P. billietiae is known especially for its distinctive orange-yellow petioles and wavy, ridged leaf edges.[2] Philodendron billietiae is commonly mistaken for Philodendron burle-marxii due to their similar structure and coloration.[citation needed]

## History

Philodendron billietiae was first discovered by Frieda Billiet in 1981 in lowland tropical rain-forest in French Guiana. Living material from the plant was collected and introduced to cultivation in the greenhouses of the National Botanic Garden of Belgium at Meise.[3]

## References

1. ↑ "Philodendron billietiae Croat, Novon 5: 24 (1995).", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, http://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=151442
2. ↑ Deni Bown (2000), Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family, Timber Press, pp. 217, ISBN 978-0-88192-485-5
3. ↑ Billiet, Frieda (February 1996). "PHILODENDRON BILLIETIAE: Araceae". Curtis's Botanical Magazine 13 (1): 14–18. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8748.1996.tb00530.x.

## External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15313108 entry

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