Rhaphidophora grandis Schott

First published in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 8: 349 (1858)
This name is a synonym of Rhaphidophora decursiva

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • 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. [Cited as Rhaphidophora decursiva.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Ara, H., & Abul Hassan, M. (2005). New records of three aroids from Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 12: 25-32. [Cited as Rhaphidophora grandis.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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