Araceae
Rhaphidophora

Rhaphidophora calophylla Schott

First published in Prodr. Syst. Aroid.: 380 (1860)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and Nicobar Islands. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ara, H. (2001). An Annotated Checklist of Aroids of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 8(2): 19-34.
  • 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.
  • Sasikala, K., Vajravelu, E. & Daniel, P. (2019). Fascicles of Flora of India 29: 1-357. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Nguyễn Văn Du (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 16: 1-458. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội. [Cited as Rhaphidophora peepla.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ara, H. (2001). An Annotated Checklist of Aroids of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 8(2): 19-34.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gamble, J.S. [9749] India K002465426 Yes
Kurz, S. [2656] Burma K002465614 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thompson, T. [s.n.] India K002465428 Yes
s.coll. [5959] India K002465423 Yes
Meebold, A. [6489] India K002465429 Yes
Meebold, A. [9234] India K002465430 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000950216 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [26509] India K002465422 Yes
Grierson, A.J.C.; Long, D.G. [1658] Bhutan K002465421 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson [s.n.] India K002465420 Yes
Forrest, G. [15534] China K002465283 Yes
s.coll. [5959] India K002465424 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000950217 Type Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thompson, T. [1023] India K002465427 Yes
Forrest, G. [18951] China K002465282 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [9749] India K002465425 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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