This does look like Rhaphidophora to me and they can very well have entire leaves and at times young plants also show entire leaves. This is the list from India most probably
Rhaphidophora hookeri are Rhaphidophora schottii are two species found in India with entire leaves. I am not sure about their distribution in South. You may please send me a good resolution pic. I can try sending it to a friend Dr. David Scherberich who is an Araceae expert. You may also try looking into Flora of British India, vol 6, once to check... Regards Pankaj On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 6:44 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar <[email protected]> wrote: > Never seen Rhaphidophora with entire leaves. The stem was just 15 cm > long and did not look implanted. Regards, Shrikant > > On Nov 25, 2:24 pm, "Shrikant Ingalhalikar" <[email protected]> > wrote: >> This young epiphytic climber with thick cylindric stem was seen at Amboli, >> on a high altitude plateau recently. The leaves were 5-8 cm, ovate, >> acute, cordate. Petioles 3-5 cm long. Does Rhaphidophora have entire leaves >> when young? Proper Rhaphidophora climber was seen in the locality but not >> near to this climber. Or is it any sp. of Scindapsus? RegardsShrikant >> Ingalhalikar12 Varshanand SocietyAnandnagar Sinhagad RoadPune 411 >> 051.www.idsahyadri.comTel91 20 2435 0765.Fax 91 20 2438 9190. >> >> Epiphytic_Araceae.jpg >> 391KViewDownload -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
