Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Philodendron bipinnatifidum Schott ex Endl.

costilla de Adán, banano de mono, filodendro paraguayo, lacy tree philodendron, selloum

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)

Order
Arales

Family
Araceae

Genus
Philodendron

Species
bipinnatifidum

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Arum pinnatifidum Jacq.

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2003

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
  • Mayo, S. (1991) A revision of Philodendron subgenus Meconostigma (Araceae). Kew Bull. 46(4): 601–681.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org

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"Galapagos Species Database, Philodendron bipinnatifidum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=2092. Accessed 20 April 2026.