Philodendron giganteum Schott (Syn. Aroid. 89. 1856.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Dominica, Martinique, Monserrat, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [ Hispaniola (native)[], Puerto Rico (native)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, ) ], South America (native),
Common Names: China bush (L. Antilles), Chine (L. Antilles), Grande seguine (L. Antilles), Oreja de elefante (Dominican Republic), Yautía cimarrona (Puerto Rico),
Synonyms: Montrichardia arborescens sensu Bello, non Schott (Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 12: 115. 1883.),
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