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Rhaphidophora korthalsii is a flowering plant of species Rhaphidophora the family Araceae.

Description

Stem

R. korthalsii is a very large, robust pachycaul, heterophyllous liana to 20 meters in its seedling stage as a non-skototropic, "shingling" juvenile shoot. "Shingling" refers to the orientation of the leaves to match the contours of the substrate. The adult shoot is composed of elongated, "clingy", leafy flowing stems.[2]

Inflorescence

Solitary or several together, the first inflorescence is subtended by a bract and one or more cataphylls, which degrade into netted fibres following the emergence of inflorescences subtended by one or more cataphylls.[2]

Infructescence

The infructescences are 14-27 x 3-3.5 cm. When unripe they are a dark green which will ripen into a dull orange colour.[2]

Distribution

Rhaphidophora korthalsii is native to Arunachal Pradesh, South Nansei-shoto, peninsular Thailand to Malesia and the western Pacific region.[3]

References

  1. ^ "EOL Rhaphidophora korthalsii". Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  2. ^ a b c "Rhaphidophora korthalsii Schott | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  3. ^ "Rhaphidophora korthalsii Schott | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-03-18.


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