Rhaphidophora minor (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Rhaphidophora minor Hook.f.
- Protologue: Fl. Brit. India 6: 544 (1893).
Synonyms
Rhaphidophora celebica K. Krause (1932).
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: kelemoyang akar (Peninsular).
Distribution
Southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi and the Philippines (Mindanao, Palawan).
Uses
In Peninsular Malaysia, a decoction of leaves and roots is used in cases of delayed confinement, apparently to expedite childbirth.
Observations
A small to moderate liana up to 6 m long; leaves narrowly falcate-elliptical to falcate-lanceolate, 2.5-16 cm × 1-3 cm, entire, petiole 3-6 cm long; spathe 3-9 cm × 1-1.5 cm, dull green to dull yellow, spadix slender cylindrical, 2.5-7 cm long, dull yellowish-white. R. minor occurs in lowland forest up to 100 m altitude, often along streams, sometimes in swampy locations.
Selected sources
105, 107, 121.
Main genus page
Authors
Tran Cong Khanh