Araceae
Rhaphidophora

Rhaphidophora elliptifolia Merr.

First published in J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 84(Spec. No.): 88 (1921)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Borneo. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

CATE Araceae

  • P.C. Boyce 2001. The Genus Rhaphidophora Hassk. (Araceae-Monsteroideae-Monstereae) in Borneo Gardens Bulletin Singapore. 53: 19-74

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Giles, C. [816] Malaysia K002465789 Yes
Mamit, J.D. [S37665] Malaysia K002465786 Yes
Giles, C. [816] Malaysia K002465788 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P4473] Malaysia K002465787 Yes
Giles, C. [816] Malaysia K002465790 Yes
Giles, C. [816] Malaysia K002465791 Yes
Lantoh, S. [SAN 87848] Malaysia Rhaphidophora elliptica K002465785 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [1431] Malaysia Rhaphidophora elliptica K002465782 Yes
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [21929] Malaysia Rhaphidophora elliptica K002465780 Yes
Boyce, P.C.; Linton, J. [1431] Malaysia Rhaphidophora elliptica K002465783 Yes
Lantoh, S. [SAN 87848] Malaysia Rhaphidophora elliptica K002465784 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • CATE Araceae

    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images