Rhaphidophora korthalsii is a flowering plant of species Rhaphidophora the family Araceae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Rhaphidophora |
| Species: | R. korthalsii
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| Rhaphidophora korthalsii Schott[1]
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Description
editRhaphidophora 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]
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]
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
editRhaphidophora korthalsii is native to Arunachal Pradesh, South Nansei-shoto, peninsular Thailand to Malesia and the western Pacific region.[3]
References
edit- ^ "EOL Rhaphidophora korthalsii". Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ a b c "Rhaphidophora korthalsii Schott | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ "Rhaphidophora korthalsii Schott | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
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