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Rhaphidophora Guamensis
''Rhaphidophora guamensis'' is a climbing plant in the family Araceae that is Endemism, endemic to the island of Guam in the Mariana Islands. Description ''Rhaphidophora guamensis'' is a moderately-robust, medium-sized liana. It features wiktionary:leptocaul, leptocauly (slender primary stem with many branches). It is wiktionary:heterophyllous, heterophyllous, meaning that it produces two distinct kinds of leaves. Range and habitat The species is only known to exist on the island of Guam, where it can be found in mixed forests, coconut plantations and on limestone. Taxonomy Peter C. Boyce proposed 9 groups of the ''Rhaphidophora'' genus, grouping ''Rhaphidophora guamensis'' in the "Spathacea (Hollrungii) Group" with other species from Australia, New Guinea, and Micronesia (''Rhaphidophora australasica'', ''Rhaphidophora spathacea'', ''Rhaphidophora versteegii'' and ''Rhaphidophora waria''). It is most similar to ''Rhaphidophora spathacea'' from New Guinea and the Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araceae
The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe (or leaf-like bract). Also known as the arum family, members are often colloquially known as aroids. This family of 140 genera and about 4,075 known species is most diverse in the New World tropics, although also distributed in the Old World tropics and northern temperate regions. Many species display very decorative leaves and flowers, and they are widely used for gardening; popular as indoor plants and also outdoor plants where climates are mild, and winter freezes will not generally occur. However, some temperate species are also very popular in Mediterranean-climate gardening, or in moderately cool temperate zones, such as ''Zantedeschia''. Description Species within Araceae are often rhizomatous or tuberous, and the leaves nearly always contain calcium oxa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
