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Rhaphidophora peepla

Botanic Family

Araceae

Author

(Roxburgh) Schott

Common Names

• Da ye nan su (Pinyin)
• Po Sang (Thailand)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• N. Cambodia
• Guizhou
• Yunnan - China
• Assam
• Sikkim - India
• Laos
• Malaysia
• N. Myanmar
• Nepal
• N. Thailand
• N. Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• montane areas.

Flowering Times

• Sep-Nov (China)

Fruiting Times

• Jul
• Oct (China)

Large epiphytic root climbing liana to 15m. Leaves to 300mm x 120mm. Solitary terminal inflorescences with bracts to 70mm, 80mm long x 20mm across whitish, cream or violet spadix, 90mm long spathe dull orange outside, dull yellow or dull orange inside. Otange infructesacence to 130mm x 30mm, fruit grey-green to yellow berry, seeds 2mm long

Further References

• FOC
• Mobot
• Ridley
• The Plant List 2
• F Indochine
• Kew
• Academia