Syngonium chiapense

Syngonium chiapense is a lesser-known Syngonium species named for the Mexican state of Chiapas, where it grows in humid forest understory. Compared to the ubiquitous Syngonium podophyllum, it is less commonly seen in cultivation and carries a more elongated, narrower leaf shape. The plain species is solid green; its variegated selection layers irregular cream-white patterning over the same narrow leaf form.

Native range

Chiapas, Mexico, and neighbouring Central America (humid tropical understory)

Classification

Genus

Syngonium

Family

Araceae

Type

Wild

Growth habit

Climbing/trailing vine

Morphology

Leaf shape

Narrow, elongated arrowhead

Leaf length

12-20 cm

Leaf width

5-9 cm

Petiole colour

Green

Venation

PinnateVeins or lobes arranged like a feather, branching out symmetrically on both sides of a single main central vein.

Texture

Semi-glossy

Variegation

N/A: solid green leaf blade; the variegated form is a cream-white sectored selection bred from this species

Growth habit

Trailing/climbing vine