Rhaphidophora honkongensis Schott

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Araceae > Rhaphidophora

Characteristics

Lianas. Stem thick, rectangular in cross section; branches pendulous, 5-10 mm in diam.; internodes 1-4 cm, rooting; internodes of juvenile branches elongated to 6-8 cm, often producing aerial roots opposite to petiole. Petiole 5-10 cm, sheathing to pulvinus; pulvinus conspicuous, 4-10 mm; leaf blade pale green abaxially, green adaxially, usually falcate-elliptic, sometimes oblong-lanceolate, or oblanceolate, 20-35 × 5-6(-14) cm, base narrowly cuneate to minutely truncate, apex long acuminate; lateral veins many (but in fresh material almost invisible), diverging at 45° from midrib; juvenile stems with leaf blade obliquely elliptic, base narrowly cuneate on one side, rounded on other side, apex acute. Inflorescences terminal or appearing axillary; peduncle cylindric, 4-5 cm, apex ca. 10 mm in diam. Spathe early caducous, green to light yellow, ovate, 6-9 cm, involute, apex acuminate. Spadix pale green or light yellow, cylindric, 5-8 × 1.5-3 cm. Ovary hexagonal-cylindric, ca. 4 × 2 mm, apex truncate; stigma black, capitate. Fruit yellow-green. Fl. Apr-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Rhaphidophora honkongensis world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:88501-1
WFO ID wfo-0000295979
COL ID 4S426
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pothos obliquus Rhaphidophora honkongensis