Rhaphidophora decursiva

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Monsteroideae
Genus: Rhaphidophora
Species: Rhaphidophora decursiva
Name

Rhaphidophora decursiva (Roxb.) Schott, 1857.
Synonyms

Basionym'
Pothos decursivus Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 456 (1820).
Homotypic
Monstera decursiva (Roxb.) Schott, Wiener Z. Kunst 4: 1028 (1830).
Scindapsus decursivus (Roxb.) Schott in H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 21 (1832).
Heterotypic
Rhaphidophora eximia Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 45 (1857).
Rhaphidophora grandis Schott, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 8: 349 (1858).
Rhaphidophora insignis Schott, Gen. Aroid.: t. 77 (1858).
Rhaphidophora affinis Schott, Prodr. Syst. Aroid.: 385 (1860).
Monstera multijuga K.Koch ex Ender, Index Aroid.: 75 (1864), not validly publ.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie
Andaman Is.; Assam; Bangladesh; Cambodia; China South-Central; China Southeast; East Himalaya; Hainan; India; Laos; Myanmar; Nepal; Nicobar Is.; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Tibet; Vietnam; West Himalaya

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Schott, H.W., 1857. Bonplandia. Zeitschrift für die gesammte Botanik. Officielles Organ der K. L.-C. Akademie der Naturforscher. Herausgegeben von E. G. Seemann... Hannover, London, Paris 5:45. 1857

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Rhaphidophora decursiva in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Rhaphidophora decursiva. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 12 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Rhaphidophora decursiva in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 12.
Tropicos.org 2018. Rhaphidophora decursiva. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Nov. 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhaphidophora decursiva in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names

Rhaphidophora decursiva[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

References

Schott HW (1857) Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 45.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Flora of China Vol. 23 Page 14, 爬树龙 pa shu long, Rhaphidophora decursiva (Roxburgh) Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover). 5: 45. 1857.
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.
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.
Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
Boyce, P.C., Sookchaloem, D., Hetterscheid, W.L.A., Gusman, G., Jacobsen, N., Idei, T. & Nguyen, V.D. (2012). Flora of Thailand 11(2): 101-325. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.