Rhaphidophora glauca (Wall.) Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 45 1857. (syn: Monstera glauca K.Koch ex Ender [Invalid]; Pothos glaucus Wall.; Pothos wallichii Steud. [Illegitimate]; Rhaphidophora glauca var. khasiana Hook.f.; Scindapsus glaucus (Wall.) Schott);
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Nepal to Indo-China as per WCSP;
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Assam; Bangladesh; East Himalaya; Laos; Myanmar; Nepal; Thailand; Tibet; Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life;
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Rhaphidophora glauca (Wall.) Schott : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) – 1, 2 & 3 mb.

Location: Sundarijal, Kathmandu
Date: 30 September  2019
Elevation: 1593 m.
Habit : Wild 
Nepali Names : हड्डीजोर Haddeejor/ कान चिरुवा  Kaan Chiruwaa

Attachments (1) – 4 mb.


Attachments (1) – 7 mb.


Attachments (1) – 6 mb.


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Images by D S Rawat (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links) 

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Arecaceae, Araceae, Zingiberaceae Fortnight 1-14 Aug 2014: Scindapsus officinalis (Araceae) from Uttarakhand_DSR_17 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1).
Scindapsus officinalis (Roxb.) Schott (Araceae) is a common climber in lower hills of Uttarakhand.

Nice showing another interesting plant.


Looks different from images at POWO & Scindapsus officinalis
It is Rhaphidophora glauca (Wall.) Schott, as per images and details herein.
Leaves are variable depending upon the maturity. Pl. see GBIF.


Yes, it is correctly identified now. Thank you …
Will try to see an earlier stage of flowering where a large spathe is visible.



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Rhaphidophora glauca (Wall.) Schott ?? : 10 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)- around 800 kb each.
Location: Soureni, India
Date: 7 May 2018
Altitude: 4000 ft. 
Habit : Wild

Does not match with images of Rhaphidophora glauca at


Couple of friends guessed it as same. But I have no idea.

Pl. check at Scindapsus officinalis (Roxb.) Schott as per comparative images at Araceae.‎
I think close.

Looks like matching but a vast difference in the elevation.
Can we confirm about the elevation from some other source?
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=220012251

Pl. also check if it is cultivated.


Elevation can not be so low as per distribution map at http://e-monocot.org/taxon/urn:kew.org:wcs:taxon:188567

Yes, looks different from images at POWO & Scindapsus officinalis
It is Rhaphidophora glauca (Wall.) Schott only, as per images and details herein.
Leaves are variable depending upon the maturity. Pl. see GBIF.



Location: Gurle Bhanjyang, Kathmandu, Nepal
Date: 28 September 2023
Altitude:  1665m.
3 high res. images.


 


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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  WCSP  IPNI  GBIF (High resolution specimens) Flora of China  Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  Bhutan Biodiversity Portal  Botanics Stories  International Aroid Society
Plate 377. Rhaphidophora glauca (The taxonomic and nomenclatural history, distribution and cultural requirements of Rhaphidophora glauca (Wall.) Schott (Araceae), an aroid liane native to the subtropical and warm temperate regions of the eastern Himalaya, are discussed; illustrations and a description of the species are provided together with a brief overview of Rhaphidophora in the eastern Himalaya)

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