Rhaphidophora petrieana is a plant in the arum family Araceae that is only found in the Wet Tropics bioregion of northeastern Queensland, Australia.
| Rhaphidophora petrieana | |
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| In rainforest at Josephine Falls | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Rhaphidophora |
| Species: | R. petrieana
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhaphidophora petrieana | |
Description edit
Rhaphidophora petrieana is a semi-epiphytic, robust, herbaceous, root climber reaching about 20 m (66 ft) tall. The mid-green leaves are narrowly ovate to elliptic and measure up to 18 cm (7.1 in) long by 6 cm (2.4 in) wide. The inflorescence is a spadix about 6 cm (2.4 in) long, enclosed in a spathe about 8 cm (3.1 in) long.[4][5][6]
Taxonomy edit
This species was first described in 1993 by the Australian botanist Alistair Hay, and published in the journal Telopea.[6] The type specimen was collected by Bruce Gray in 1982 from a National Park reserve west of Innisfail.[2]
Distribution and habitat edit
Rhaphidophora petrieana occurs in rainforest from Cape Tribulation south to about Innisfail, at altitudes from sea level to about 800 m (2,600 ft). There has also been isolated collections from near Lockhart River, about 200 km (120 mi) north of Cape Tribulation.[4][5][7]
Conservation edit
This species is listed by the Queensland Government's Department of Environment, Science and Innovation as least concern.[1] As of 2 April 2024[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Gallery edit
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Herbarium specimen -
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References edit
- ^ a b "Species profile—Rhaphidophora petrieana". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Rhaphidophora petrieana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Rhaphidophora petrieana A.Hay". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ a b Hay, A. (2022). "Rhaphidophora petrieana". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ a b F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Rhaphidophora petrieana". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ a b Hay, Alistair (1993). "Rhaphidophora petrieana - a new aroid liane from tropical Queensland; with a synopsis of the Australian Araceae-Monstereae". Telopea. 5 (2): 293–300. doi:10.7751/telopea19924970.
- ^ "Search: species: Rhaphidophora petrieana | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
External links edit
- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver.com