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Syngonium is a genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of about 36 species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 of flowering plant
Flowering plant

The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of Embryophytes. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of Spermatophyte....
s in the family Araceae
Araceae

Araceae is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe or leaf-like hood....
, native to tropical rain forests in Central
Central America

Central America is a central geography region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmus portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast....
 and South America
South America

South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
. They are woody vine
Vine

A vine is any plant of genus Grape or, by extension, any similar climbing or trailing plant. The word, derived from Latin vinea, referred to the grape-bearing variety....
s growing to heights of 10-20 m or more in trees. They have leaves
Leaf

In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant Organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat and thin, to expose the cells containing chloroplast to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate fully into the tissues....
 that change shape according to the plant's stage of growth, and adult leaf forms are often much more lobed than the juvenile
Juvenile (organism)

A juvenile is an individual organism that has not yet reached its adult form, sexual maturity or size. Juveniles sometimes look very different from the adult form, particularly in terms of their colour....
 forms usually seen on small house plants.

yngonium species are often grown as house plants, usually only in the juvenile foliage stages.






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Syngonium is a genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of about 36 species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 of flowering plant
Flowering plant

The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of Embryophytes. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of Spermatophyte....
s in the family Araceae
Araceae

Araceae is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe or leaf-like hood....
, native to tropical rain forests in Central
Central America

Central America is a central geography region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmus portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast....
 and South America
South America

South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
. They are woody vine
Vine

A vine is any plant of genus Grape or, by extension, any similar climbing or trailing plant. The word, derived from Latin vinea, referred to the grape-bearing variety....
s growing to heights of 10-20 m or more in trees. They have leaves
Leaf

In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant Organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat and thin, to expose the cells containing chloroplast to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate fully into the tissues....
 that change shape according to the plant's stage of growth, and adult leaf forms are often much more lobed than the juvenile
Juvenile (organism)

A juvenile is an individual organism that has not yet reached its adult form, sexual maturity or size. Juveniles sometimes look very different from the adult form, particularly in terms of their colour....
 forms usually seen on small house plants.

Cultivation

Syngonium species are often grown as house plants, usually only in the juvenile foliage stages. For successful growth, a winter minimum temperature
Temperature

In physics, temperature is a physical property of a Physical system that underlies the common notions of hot and cold; something that feels hotter generally has the greater temperature....
 16 °C
Celsius

Celsius is a temperature scale that is named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius , who developed a similar temperature scale two years before his death....
 to 18 °C must be maintained, rising to 20 °C to 30 °C during the growing season. They require high humidity
Humidity

Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air. In daily language the term "humidity" is normally taken to mean relative humidity. Relative humidity is defined as the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor in a Air parcel of air to the saturated vapor pressure of water vapor at a prescribed temperature....
, including misting the leaves regularly, and good light, but not direct sunlight; they will tolerate low light levels. Water freely from spring to autumn, sparingly in winter. Feed regularly in spring and summer. If juvenile foliage is preferred, cut off all the climbing stems
Plant stem

A stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant. The stem is normally divided into nodes and internodes, the nodes hold buds which grow into one or more leaf, inflorescence , conifer cones or other stems etc....
 that develop — the plant will remain bushy, rather than climb, and the leaves will be more arrow-shaped. Repot every second spring. Propagation
Plant propagation

'Plant propagation' is the process of artificially or naturally distributing plants....
 is by cuttings or air layering.

Syngonium podophyllum


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Syngonium podophyllum is the most commonly cultivated species, being used as a houseplant since the late 19th century. It was originally confused with the similar-looking African genus Nephthytis
Nephthytis

Nephthytis is a genus of eight species of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to tropical western Africa, with one recently discovered disjunct species in Borneo.....
, and this is still used as a common name for the plant. It was given its own genus in 1879. Other names include:

  • Arrowhead plant
  • Arrowhead vine
  • Arrowhead Philodendron
    Philodendron

    Philodendron is a large genus of flowering plants in the Araceae family , consisting of close to 900 or more species according to TROPICOS ....
  • Goosefoot
  • Trileaf Wonder
  • African evergreen


There are several variegated cultivar
Cultivar

A cultivar is a cultivated plant that has been selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics; it is usually distinct from similar plants and when Plant propagation it retains those characteristics....
s, the main differences being in the position and extent of the cream or white markings. Some leaves are almost entirely white
White

White is a color, the Color vision#Physiology of color perception which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in near equal amount and with high brightness compared to the surroundings....
, pink
Pink

Pink is a pale red color; the use of the word for the color was first recorded in the late 17th century, describing the flowers of Dianthus, flowering plants in the genus Dianthus. Pink itself is a combination of red and white....
 or yellow
Yellow

Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, but does not significantly stimulate the S cone cells; that is, light with much red and green but not very much blue....
. All parts of the plant are poisonous and cause severe mouth pain if eaten.

Selected Species

  • Syngonium angustatum
  • Syngonium angustifolium
  • Syngonium armigerum
  • Syngonium atrovirens
  • Syngonium auritum
  • Syngonium chiapense
  • Syngonium chocoanum
  • Syngonium crassifolium
  • Syngonium dodsonianum
    Syngonium dodsonianum

    Syngonium dodsonianum is a species of plant in the Araceae family. It is Endemism to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
  • Syngonium erythrophyllum
  • Syngonium foreroanum
  • Syngonium gentryanum
  • Syngonium glaucopetiolatum
  • Syngonium harlingianum
    Syngonium harlingianum

    Syngonium harlingianum is a species of plant in the Araceae family. It is Endemism to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
  • Syngonium hastiferum
  • Syngonium hastifolium
  • Syngonium hoffmannii
  • Syngonium laterinervium
  • Syngonium llanoense
  • Syngonium macrophyllum
  • Syngonium mauroanum
  • Syngonium meridense
  • Syngonium neglectum
  • Syngonium oduberi
  • Syngonium podophyllum
  • Syngonium salvadorense
  • Syngonium schottianum
  • Syngonium sparreorum
    Syngonium sparreorum

    Syngonium sparreorum is a species of plant in the Araceae family. It is Endemism to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
  • Syngonium standleyanum
  • Syngonium steyermarkii
  • Syngonium triphyllum
  • Syngonium wendlandii
  • Syngonium yurimaguense


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