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Rhaphidophora glauca

Botanic Family

Araceae

Author

(Wallich) Schott

Common Names

• Haddi Jor (Nepali)
• Kanchiruwa (Nepali)
• Fen bei ya jiao teng (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• SE. Xizang - China
• Assam
• Sikkim - India
• Laos
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• N. Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Damp areas
• montane forests

Flowering Times

• Aug-Sep (China)

Fruiting Times

Robust liana with aerial roots to 10m. Pinnatifid leaves 420mm x 350mm. Erect inflorescence to 250mm, pale yellow to 100mm x 20mm cream spadix, spathe orange or pale yellow to 140mm x 50mm, flowers 5mm diameter. Infructescence to 150mm x 35mm, subtended by persistent withered spathe.

Further References

• Manandhar 2002
• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• F Indochine
• Kew
• Academia