Rhaphidophora korthalsii

Rhaphidophora korthalsii Schott, Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 129 (1863) (syn: Epipremnum multicephalum Elmer ; Pothos bifarius Wall. ex Hook.f. ; Pothos celatocaulis N.E.Br. ; Rhaphidophora celatocaulis (N.E.Br.) Alderw. ; Rhaphidophora copelandii Engl. ; Rhaphidophora grandifolia K.Krause ; Rhaphidophora grandis Ridl. ; Rhaphidophora maxima Engl. ; Rhaphidophora palawanensis Merr. ; Rhaphidophora ridleyi Merr. ; Rhaphidophora trinervia Elmer ; Rhaphidophora trukensis Hosok. ; Scindapsus anomalus Carrière );
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Arunachal Pradesh, S. Nansei-shotō, Peninsula Thailand to Malesia and W. Pacific: Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Caroline Is., East Himalaya, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vanuatu as per POWO;
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Baturraden Plant – Araceae:
A climbing Araceae on the wall. No flower is seen. ID is needed.

If I am allowed one wild guess then this looks like a Kaempferia sp.

Rhaphidophora korthalsii Schott ??

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https://ppbc.iplant.cn/sp/293414

It appears to be a species of Rapidophora. The leaves are arranged in a single plane, giving it a fir tree–like appearance, with the youngest leaves being the smallest and the oldest leaves the largest.

References:
POWO GBIF (High resolution specimens) India Flora Online Wikipedia Wikimedia Commons PPBC

Updated on November 12, 2025