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Rhaphidophora korthalsii

Rhaphidophora korthalsii is a climbing aroid from wet tropical forests of Southeast Asia and the western Pacific. It is grown as a houseplant for its split, glossy leaves, and it climbs when given a moss pole or support.

Family: Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as: Climber
Light: Bright indirect
Water: Water when the top few centimetres of mix dry out, and keep it evenly moist without waterlogging.
Soil: Chunky, well-draining aroid mix with bark, perlite and some peat or coir.
Temperature: 18–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy: Moderate
Safety: Toxic: Like other aroids, the leaves and stems contain calcium oxalate crystals that cause mouth and throat irritation if chewed.
Native range: Arunachal Pradesh, S. Nansei-shotō, Pen. Thailand to Malesia and W. Pacific
Climate: wet tropical

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Rhaphidophora korthalsii is a flowering plant of species Rhaphidophora the family Araceae.

Where it grows

Rhaphidophora korthalsii is native to Arunachal Pradesh, South Nansei-shoto, peninsular Thailand to Malesia and the western Pacific region.

Other Rhaphidophora plants

Needle berry · Rhaphidophora decursiva · Rhaphidophora foraminifera · Rhaphidophora guamensis · Shingle Plant · Rhaphidophora montana · Rhaphidophora pertusa · Rhaphidophora petrieana · Rhaphidophora pusilla · Rhaphidophora sylvestris · Mini Monstera · Rhaphidophora

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhaphidophora korthalsii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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