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Culcasia falcifolia

Botanic Family

Araceae

Author

Engler

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Burundi
• Central African Republic
• Ethiopia
• Gabon
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zaire
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Montane forest

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Aug
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Vine with climbing stems, leaves 250mm x 50mm, orange spathe 45mm x 20mm, shorter spadix female part 5mm, male part 32mm, epiphytic, dull bronze fruit ripening red, white spathe & spadix, fragrant flower

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• Kew