| Scientific Name: | Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum ( syn. Philodendron ) |
| Common Name: | tree philodendron, spilt-leaf philodendron, selloum |
| Family Name: | Araceae |
| Origin: | South America |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Indoor foliage plant |
| Mature Size: | 2 - 3m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Spreading, Upright |
| Form: | Vase |
| Texture: | Very coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Indoor plant |
| Exposure: | Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Lobed, Alternate, Leathery, Lustrous, Deltoid, Pinnately lobed, Undulate (wavy) |
| Flowers: | Spadix (& spathe), White, Can flower any month |
| Fruit: | Berry (true), Multiple fruit, Green |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaf blades glossy, usually deeply-dissected or lobed, up to 40cm long indoors (to 90cm long outdoors in the tropics), margins wavy, petioles sturdy and usually longer than blade. | |