Syngonium chiapense

Matuda 1950

The leaf blades of this species can reach 70 cm of length.
In Europe for many years it was unidentified and regarded as a hybrid.
The plant in the photos comes from the Botanic Garden in Schönbrunn, Austria,
and it is native to Mexico.

"Syngonium chiapense is perhaps most closely related to S. macrophyllum. The two species have nearly identical juvenile leaves and both have glaucous stems and inflorescences in Mexico.
The adult foliage of S. macrophyllum with 7-9 free leaflets is never confused with this species which is commonly entire or with merely a single pair of confluent posterior lobes."

photo (1-6) © Helmut Reisenberger.

	Juvenile leaves
An inflorescence. The plant in the background is a juvenile Philodendron atabapoense.

Tropicos: Syngonium chiapense