Rhaphidophora decursiva (Roxb.) Schott

 
  • Family : ARACEAE
    (Arum Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : OAL FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Araceae
  • Basionym : Pothos decursivus Roxb.
  • Synonym(s) : Monstera decursiva (Roxb.) Schott; Scindapsus decursivus (Roxb.) Schott; Monstera multijuga K.Koch ex Ender; Rhaphidophora affinis Schott; Rhaphidophora eximia Schott; Rhaphidophora grandis Schott; Rhaphidophora insignis Schott
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rhaphidophora decursiva (Roxb.) Schott
  • Vernacular name :
    • Athukula chettu (Telugu)
  • Habit : Climbing shrub
  • Habitat : Robust, semi woody, lofty climbers, sometimes epiphytic; Leaves ovate-oblong in outline, pinnately divided almost to the midrib; Spathes oblong, beaked, orange-yellow; Spadix white.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-November
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : East Godavari district, Vishakapatnam district, Vizianagaram district, Srikakulam district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Keonjhar district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 238
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rhaphidophora decursiva. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

India Distribution

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