Rhaphidophora pertusa (Roxb.) Schott

Species

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Characteristics

A taro family herb. It is a climber.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 11-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Abscess (unspecified), Eczema (unspecified), Erysipelas (unspecified), Preventitive(Bite(Snake)) (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Vesicant (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Dandruff (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Rhaphidophora pertusa world distribution map, present in Andorra, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:88567-1
WFO ID wfo-0000296059
COL ID 78TYR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rhaphidophora pertusa Scindapsus peepla Scindapsus pertusus Pothos pertusus Rhaphidophora lacera Monstera pertusa