PHILODENDRON ADVENA

PROTOLOGUE: Philodendron advena , published in Oesterreichisches Botanisches Wochenblatt 5: 289 (1855). The protologue is reproduced below.

SYNONYMS:

HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS: Philodendron jamapanum G.S.Bunting; Philodendron monticola Matuda; Philodendron subovatum Schott

DISTRIBUTION: C. Mexico to Honduras, SW. Colombia: Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest.

DISTRIBUTION NOTE: iNaturalist: Veracruz.

SPECIES DESCRIPTION:

Translated from protologue: Stem climbing; leaf blade ovate-cordate, half as long as the petiole, with a shallow broad sinus at the base, posterior lobes indistinct and broadly rounded, the apex rather long-cuspidulate; midrib rather thin, bearing on either side 3–5 rather slender primary veins, with the veins of the lobes arching upwards.

ETYMOLOGY:

Although the original description does not explicitly explain the name, it likely derives from Latin advena, “stranger” or “newcomer,” perhaps referring to the plant’s occurrence outside its presumed range.

REFERENCES:

1. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Philodendron advena

2. Oesterreichisches Botanisches Wochenblatt 5: 289 (1855) — protologue.

3. iNaturalist: Philodendron advena

Additional photos from iNaturalist by Ana Laura, Challen Willemsen, Andrea Villarreal Rodríguez, José Rodrigo Carral Domínguez and Juan Carlos López Domínguez