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Rhaphidophora australasica

Botanic Family

Araceae

Author

Bailey

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Northern Territory
• N. & NE. Queensland - Australia
• New Guinea
• Philippines

Natural Habitats

• Rain forest

Flowering Times

• Dec-Mar

Fruiting Times

Robust root-climbing evergreen liana to 15m. Entire, slightly falcate leaves to 460mm x 95mm. Solitary inflorescence subtended by a foliage leaf & fibrous cataphyll remains.Cream fleshy long-beaked spathe to 95mm x 25mm, cream spadix to 80mm x 20mm. Infructescene to 90mm x 20mm, fruit a fleshy berry

Further References

• Jones & Gray 1977
• Wrigley & Fagg 1979
• Mobot
• Bodkin
• The Plant List 2
• GBS
• Kew