Rhaphidophora decursiva
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| Internal ID | UUID643feae04c8df076951053 |
| Scientific name | Rhaphidophora decursiva |
| Authority | (Roxb.) Schott |
| First published in | Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 45 (1857) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
- Live potted specimens of Rhaphidophora decursiva are sold by commercial nurseries as ornamental houseplants, valued for their glossy, fenestrated foliage that persists indoors.
- Cut stems and leaves are supplied to florists and interior‑design professionals for use in floral arrangements, wreaths, and other decorative displays; the foliage retains its visual quality for an extended period after cutting.
Properties relevant to use:
- The species produces large, leathery leaves (up to 30–40 cm long) that develop natural perforations (fenestrations) and a thick waxy cuticle, giving a distinctive aesthetic appeal.
- Cut foliage maintains its turgidity and colour for a reasonable period, a property valued by the florist market.
- The plant’s climbing, vining growth habit allows it to be pruned and trained to compact, bushy forms suitable for container production, facilitating efficient handling in nursery operations.
- Adventitious roots form readily on stem nodes, enabling rapid vegetative propagation by node cuttings, a method widely adopted by growers to produce uniform crops.
- It tolerates moderate indoor light levels and fluctuating humidity, which contributes to its popularity as a houseplant.
Standards and regulation:
- Live plants of R. decursiva are subject to general phytosanitary import regulations that apply to ornamental aroids in the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and other major markets; a phytosanitary certificate confirming freedom from quarantine pests is typically required.
- The species is not listed in the CITES Appendices, so international trade is unrestricted under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, though national plant‑quarantine laws still apply.
- In the United States, imports of live aroids are regulated by USDA‑APHIS under the Plant Protection Act, which mandates inspection and, when necessary, quarantine to prevent the introduction of plant pathogens.
Sustainability and sourcing:
- Commercial production relies primarily on vegetative propagation through node cuttings, eliminating the need for seed collection and reducing pressure on wild populations.
- Trade records from major horticultural databases indicate a steady flow of plants from nurseries in Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia; most material in trade is derived from cultivated stock rather than wild collection.
- Because the plant is widely cultivated and can be propagated quickly, supply chains are relatively stable and the risk of over‑exploitation is low.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Monstera decursiva | Schott | Wiener Z. Kunst 4: 1028 (1830) |
| Monstera multijuga | K.Koch ex Ender | Index Aroid. : 75 (1864) |
| Pothos decursivus | Roxb. | Fl. Ind. 1: 456 (1820) |
| Rhaphidophora affinis | Schott | Prodr. Syst. Aroid. : 385 (1860) |
| Rhaphidophora eximia | Schott | Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 45 (1857) |
| Rhaphidophora grandis | Schott | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 8: 349 (1858) |
| Rhaphidophora insignis | Schott | Gen. Aroid. : t. 77 (1858) |
| Scindapsus decursivus | Schott | Melet. Bot. : 21 (1832) |
| Raphidophora decursiva | (Roxb.) A.Schott |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Japanese | ラフィドフォラ・デクルシーヴァ |
| Chinese | 大青龙 |
| Chinese | 崖角藤 |
| Chinese | 鸭绿江 |
| Chinese | 青竹标 |
| Chinese | 过岗龙 |
| Chinese | 过山龙 |
| Chinese | 老蛇藤 |
| Chinese | 石蛇 |
| Chinese | 石莲藕 |
| Chinese | 当年见 |
| Chinese | 山包谷 |
| Chinese | 爬树龙 |
| Chinese | 大青蛇 |
| Chinese | 大青竹标 |
| Chinese | 大戆毒 |
| Chinese | 上木蜈蚣 |
| Chinese | 万丈洁 |
| Chinese | 裂叶崖角藤 |
| Chinese | 爬樹龍 |
| Chinese | 崖角藤/过山龙 |
| Chinese | 大过山龙 |
| Chinese | 爬山虎 |
| Chinese | 过江龙 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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China
- China South-central
- China Southeast
- Hainan
- Tibet
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China
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
- Bangladesh
- East Himalaya
- India
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
- West Himalaya
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Indo-China
- Andaman Islands
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Myanmar
- Nicobar Nicobar
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Indian Subcontinent
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000295939 |
| Tropicos | 2103921 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:88471-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-177736 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 474105 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 258281 |
| IPNI | 88471-1 |
| iNaturalist | 431536 |
| GBIF | 5329707 |
| Freebase | /m/065yc7f |
| EOL | 1131879 |
| USDA GRIN | 31070 |
| Wikipedia | Rhaphidophora_decursiva |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Benzamides | |||||
| 2-Butylbenzamide | 15468173 | Click to see | 177.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| N-Butylbenzamide | 76024 | Click to see | 177.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Methoxybenzenes / Dimethoxybenzenes | |||||
| (2R)-2-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-prop-2-enylphenoxy)-3-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)propan-1-ol | 11101826 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC(CC2=CC(=C(C(=C2)OC)OC)OC)CO)OC)CC=C | 418.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| 2-(2,6-Dimethoxy-4-prop-2-enylphenoxy)-3-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)propan-1-ol | 10862660 | Click to see | 418.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| Rhaphidecursinol A | 44559996 | Click to see | 418.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| > Benzenoids / Phenol ethers / Anisoles | |||||
| (5R,11E)-15-hydroxy-17-methoxy-5-methyl-3,4-dioxabicyclo[11.4.0]heptadeca-1(13),11,14,16-tetraen-2-one | 162933351 | Click to see CC1CCCCCC=CC2=C(C(=CC(=C2)O)OC)C(=O)OO1 | 306.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| 15-Hydroxy-17-methoxy-5-methyl-3,4-dioxabicyclo[11.4.0]heptadeca-1(13),11,14,16-tetraen-2-one | 85079474 | Click to see | 306.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| Rhaphidecurperoxin | 9972426 | Click to see | 306.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| > Lignans, neolignans and related compounds | |||||
| (7R,8R)-Polysphorin | 6439400 | Click to see | 418.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| 2-(2,6-Dimethoxy-4-prop-1-enylphenoxy)-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)propan-1-ol | 73717465 | Click to see | 418.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| 2-(4-Allyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy)-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-1-propanol | 10477119 | Click to see CC(C(C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)OC)OC)OC)O)OC2=C(C=C(C=C2OC)CC=C)OC | 418.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| Polysyphorin | 44559993 | Click to see | 418.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| Rhaphidecursinol B | 14018327 | Click to see | 418.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| > Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans | |||||
| (-)-Pinoresinol | 12309636 | Click to see | 358.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| (-)-Syringaresinol | 11604108 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C3COC(C3CO2)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC)O)OC | 418.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| (+-)-Pinoresinol | 234817 | Click to see | 358.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| 4-[3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,3a,4,6,6a-hexahydrofuro[3,4-c]furan-6-yl]-2,6-dimethoxyphenol | 4546425 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C3COC(C3CO2)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)OC | 388.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| Medioresinol, (+)- | 181681 | Click to see | 388.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| Syringaresinol | 100067 | Click to see | 418.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| > Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans / Tetrahydrofuran lignans / 7,7-epoxylignans | |||||
| (2R,3R,4R,5R)-3,4-Dimethyl-2,5-bis(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)tetrahydrofuran | 10048436 | Click to see | 432.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| (2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dimethyl-2,5-bis(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)oxolane | 98683123 | Click to see | 432.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| (2S,3R,4R,5R)-3,4-dimethyl-2,5-bis(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)tetrahydrofuran | 21603492 | Click to see | 432.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| 3,4-Dimethyl-2,5-bis(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)oxolane | 4485701 | Click to see | 432.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| Grandisin | 442876 | Click to see | 432.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| > Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Lignan lactones | |||||
| 2-(3',5'-Dimethoxy-4'-hydroxyphenyl)-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octan-6-one | 5315434 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C3COC(=O)C3CO2 | 280.27 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| Zhebeiresinol | 162969347 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C3COC(=O)C3CO2 | 280.27 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| 4-Hydroxy-3,5,5-trimethyl-4-(3-oxo-1-butenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-one | 440265 | Click to see CC1=CC(=O)CC(C1(C=CC(=O)C)O)(C)C | 222.28 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| Dehydrovomifoliol | 688492 | Click to see | 222.28 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids / Limonoids | |||||
| Azadirachtin O | 11170007 | Click to see CC(C)CC(=O)OC1CC(C2(COC3C2C14COC(C4C(C3O)(C)C56C7CC(C5(O6)C)C8(C=COC8O7)O)C(=O)OC)C(=O)OC)OC(=O)C | 706.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Dihydrofurans / Furanones / Butenolides | |||||
| (s)-5-Hydroxy-3,4-dimethyl-5-pentylfuran-2(5h)-one | 155551640 | Click to see | 198.26 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010037C |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids | |||||
| Decursivine | 71560220 | Click to see | 348.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1076/PHBI.40.3.221.5832 |
| Serotobenine | 11725426 | Click to see | 350.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1076/PHBI.40.3.221.5832 |
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| In public collections | 0 |