Rhaphidophora minor Hook.

Wong, Sin Yeng & Joling, Jyloerica, 2021, Checklist of aroids (Alismatales, Araceae) from Sabah (Malaysian Borneo), Check List 17 (3), pp. 931-974 : 960

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.3.931
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5466259
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treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Rhaphidophora minor Hook.
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Rhaphidophora minor Hook. View in CoL f.

Material examined. MALAYSIA – Sandakan • Beluran, Bongaya Forest Reserve ; [05°45′00″N, 117°24′00″E]; 15.24 m (50 ft.) elev.; 22 July 1975; Kodoh & Aban G. SAN 82024 ( SAN) GoogleMaps • Beluran, Sungai Mengkayok near Sungai Kalagan ; [06°00′46″N, 117°33′06″E]; 16 May 1965; W. Meijer SAN 51617 ( SAN) GoogleMaps .

Identification. Rhaphidophora minor may look similar to R. sylvestris (Blume) Engl. when it is fresh, although the thinner, more prominently veined leaf and longer spathe beak of R. minor are diagnostic. Dried material of R. minor is notable for the uniformly pale straw-coloured leaves (Boyce 2001).

Distribution and ecology. Northeastern Sabah. Swampy habitats in full sun, often along the banks of large rivers. Sea level to 10 m elev.