Rhaphidophora megaphylla H.Li is a giant Rhaphidophora. Its stiff, leathery leaves reach up to 90 cm length, 50 cm width and its stem can reach 4 cm diameter. A wonderful, very robust climber. Very rarely encountered in horticulture. These plants grow as lianas, very large to gigantic, to 40m, very robust. Stem is cylindric, very thick. Leaves are dense, spiro-distichous. Petioles are green, canaliculate.Leaf blades are light green abaxially, green adaxially, ovate-oblong, very large, stiffly leathery.
Genus name comes from greek rhaphis, rhaphidos (needle) and pher6 (I bear) refers to the macroscopic (to 1 cm long), needle-like unicellular trichosclereids present in tissues.
Rhaphidophora megaphylla
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