Rhaphidophora tetrasperma
COMMON NAME | Mini Monstera", Philodendron
"Ginny", Philodendron "Piccolo" |
TYPE | Vine |
FAMILY | Araceae |
NOTES | This
aroid has often been mistaken for other species and families. First
discovered in 1893 by a British botanist named Joseph Dalton Hooker. The
species’ scientific name has the following possible meaning: firstly, the
word “Rhaphidophora”, which could refer to the oxalates found in the plant’s
center that are “needle-like”, and secondly, the term “Tetrasperma”, which
describes the four-sided seeds that are produced by the plant in the autumn
season. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Southern Thailand and to Malaysia |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Disturbed
rather dry to moist or wet forest on sandstone and granite |
WEB SOURCES |
