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Araceae
Pothos salicifolius Ridl. ex Burkill & Holttum
SUMMARY
Slender to rather stout, (heterophyllous?), root-climbing liane to c. 8 m high. Shoot system rather weakly differentiated into flowering and non-flowering branches, terminal portions tending to be prominently zig-zagging; eocaul & seedling not observed. LEAVES stiffly coriaceous, drying dull dark greenish or brown, abaxial surface yellowish to orange-yellow; petiole 2–3 cm long, relatively stout, shallow-canaliculate, stoutly geniculate, especially on larger leaves, sheath not prominent, extending to just below geniculum, basally clasping, apically briefly ligulate, soon falling to leave a conspicuous wide scar, especially on larger leaves; blade 8.5–25 × 0.7–3 cm, very narrow elongate lanceolate-elliptic, base obtuse to subtruncate, apex acute to longacuminate, apiculate; primary lateral veins arising at 30–45°, very prominent, intramarginal veins prominent, 2 per side of the midrib, the entire abaxial surface notably raised-reticulate veined. INFLORESCENCE solitary on very abbreviated foliage leafless shoots arising from below mid-and distal leaves on leafy shoots; peduncle 7–9 × c. 0.1 cm, arching. Spathe 3.5–5 × 0.85–1 cm, lanceolate, spreading, conspicuously veined, base slightly clasping peduncle, apex acute to mucronate, dark purple. Spadix briefly stipitate; stipe 1–2 mm long; fertile portion 2–3.5 × c. 0.2 cm, cylindrical, straight to very slightly curved, yellow. Flowers c. 1.2 mm diam.; tepals 6, free; stamens 6. INFRUCTESCENCE with rather few berries; fruit 9–10 × 4–6 mm, globose, ripening deep scarlet; seeds not observed.