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  silver stripes species ..Epipremnum or what ?
From: mickpascall at hotmail.com (Michael Pascall) on 2008.07.18 at 00:25:05(18194)

Found some of this the other day ,, and remembered I still had not confirmed name .. Dewey Fisk had it on his list as Epipremnum amplissimum ,, and had this to say ; 'This is the very pretty long lance leaf plant that is listed in Exotica as ?Raphidophora chevalieri Exotica?. Foliage is laced with silver markings. Rapid grower into a full basket or totem.' It is a stunning easy to grow plant , and can run rampant with enough water . Here is a pic. I took at Flecker Botanic Garden . Michael Pascall,>
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From: chammer at cfl.rr.com (Bluesea) on 2008.07.20 at 15:45:32(18201)

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From: botanist at malesiana.com (Peter Boyce) on 2008.07.21 at 05:37:00(18202)
Hi Michael,

Yes, this is Epipremum amplissimum; it can get VERY large as an adult and sadly as an adult also loses the silver markings.

Very best

Peter

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From: botanist at malesiana.com (Peter Boyce) on 2008.07.21 at 13:01:10(18204)

Hi Rus,

This is definitely Epipremnum amplissimum. Rhaphidophora amplissima is a synonym of E. amplissimum; Tropicos is way out of date on this.

Rhaphidophora chevalieri is a species from Vietnam & Thailand and is readily identifiable by having stems square or rectangular in cross section.

Peter

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From: mickpascall at hotmail.com (Michael Pascall) on 2008.07.21 at 13:44:56(18205)
Thanks very much Peter , would you know where the silver striped form comes from ?
Our local one is plain green . Michael Pascall,

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From: botanist at malesiana.com (Peter Boyce) on 2008.07.22 at 05:52:04(18211)
In the wild E. amplissimum occurs in forms with plain green and silver-striped leaved juveniles; the main range of the species in New Guinea & NE Australia. Much hunch is that it originates from PNG. Incidentally a few other aroid lianes have simlar plain and variously silver-striped leaf forms as juveniles, including Scindapsus treubii, S. hederaceus & S. pictus.

Peter

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