Rhaphidophora korthalsii Schott
Family
Araceae
Synonyms
Epipremnum multicephalum Elemer ex Merr. Pothos celatocaulis N.E.Br / R. palawanensis Merr. / R. trinerria Elemer.
Vernacular Names
None
Geographical Distributions
Rhaphidophora korthalsii is commonly found in Southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the Philippines, to New Guinea and islands of the western Pacific.
Description
R. korthalsii is a large, slender to rather robust liana that can reach up to 20 m long.
The leaves are broadly oblong elliptical to oblong-lance-shaped, measuring 10-44 cm x 14-94 cm, pinnatisect to pinnatifid and with petiole 9-65 cm long. The bract measures 10-30 cm x 3-5 cm, greenish to dull yellow, with cylindrical spadix which is 9-26 cm long and dull green to dirty white.
Ecology / Cultivation
R. korthalsii is a variable species that occurs in primary and secondary forests up to 1700 m altitude.
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References
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Plant Resources of South-East Asia No.12(3): Medicinal and poisonous plants 3.