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Rhaphidophora hookeri

Botanic Family

Araceae

Author

Schott

Common Names

• Mao gou shan long (Pinyin)
• Côt tòn hùng (Laos)
• Co ngom (Thô)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Guizhou
• Sichuan
• SE. Xizang
• Yunnan - China
• Assam
• Sikkim - India
• Laos
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest streamside
• montane forest.

Flowering Times

• Mar- Jul (China)
• Sep (Thailand)

Fruiting Times

• May-Jun (Thailand)

Large perennial evergreen epiphytic stem climbing liane to 15m. Leaves 450mm x 300m. Solitary inflorescence, 55mm x 17.5mm yellow spadix, green or grey-green 100mm x 15mm spathe, yellow inside, flowers 5mm across. Pendent infructescence to 140mm x 30mm.

Medicinal uses

Further References

• FOC
• F Indochine
• Kew
• Academia