Rhaphidophora peepla (Roxb.) Schott

 
  • Family : ARACEAE
    (Arum Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : OAL FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Araceae
  • Synonym(s) : Monstera peepla (Roxb.) Schott; Pothos peepla Roxb.; Scindapsus peepla (Roxb.) Schott; Pothos pipla Schult. & Schult.f.; Rhaphidophora manipurensis Engl. & K.Krause
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rhaphidophora peepla (Roxb.) Schott
  • Habit : Climber
  • Key identification features : Robust, climbers; Leaves oblong, subcoriaceous, brownish- yellow on drying; Spathes ovate-oblong, greenish-yellow, beaked; Spadix pale-yellow.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-October
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 240
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rhaphidophora peepla. Downloaded on 8 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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