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Rhaphidophora africana

Botanic Family

Araceae

Author

N.E. Brown

Common Names

• Anjelenjelekpi (Andiri
• Nduye)

Geographical Habitats

• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Congo
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Gulf of Guinea Islands
• Ivory Coast
• Liberia
• Nigeria
• Sierra Leone
• Uganda
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• streamside woodland.

Flowering Times

• Mar

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Feb

Epiphytic aerial root climber to 30m with glabrous leaves to 525mm x 120mm, creamy-yellow drying black spathe to 110mm x 25mm, spadix dirty white to 80mm x 12mm, white to yellow fruit

Further References

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