Editing Philodendron (section)

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Philodendron giganteum - Laeken Royal Greenhouses - Royal Castle of Laeken - Brussels, Belgium - DSC07236.jpg
|image_caption = ''[[Philodendron giganteum]]'', one of the largest ''Philodendron'' species
|display_parents = 2
|taxon = Philodendron
|authority = [[Heinrich Wilhelm Schott|Schott]]<ref name=POWO_326132-2/>
|synonyms_ref = <ref name=POWO_326132-2>{{Cite POWO |title=''Philodendron'' Schott |id=326132-2 |access-date=2023-07-18 |mode=cs1 }}</ref>
|synonyms =
*''Arosma'' <small>Raf.</small>
*''Baursea'' <small>(Rchb.) Hoffmanns. ex Kuntze</small>
*''Calostigma'' <small>Schott 1832</small>, not validly published
*''Elopium'' <small>Schott</small>
*''Meconostigma'' <small>Schott</small> 
*''Sphincterostigma'' <small>Schott</small> 
*''Telipodus'' <small>Raf.</small>
}}

'''''Philodendron''''' is a large [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Araceae]]. {{As of|2013|June}}, the [[Plants of the World Online]] accepted 621 species;<ref name="POWO_Philodendron">{{Cite web |title=''Philodendron'' |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:326132-2 |access-date=2024-06-06 |work=[[Plants of the World Online]] |publisher=[[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] }}</ref> other sources accept different numbers.<ref name="Mayo1">{{harvnb|Mayo|1990|page=37 }}</ref><ref name="Croat1">{{harvnb|Croat|1997|page=312 }}</ref> Regardless of number of species, the genus is the [[List of Araceae genera|second-largest member]] of the family Araceae, after genus ''[[Anthurium]]''. Taxonomically, the genus ''Philodendron'' is still poorly known, with many [[undescribed species]]. Many are grown as ornamental and indoor plants. The name derives from the Greek words ''philo-'' 'love, affection' and ''dendron'' 'tree'. The generic name, ''Philodendron'', is often used as the English name.