Rhaphidophora moluccensis

Medium, moderately robust, semipachycaul (?) homeophyllous (?) liane to unknown ultimate height; seedling stage, pre-adult and adult shoot architecture unknown; stems smooth, terete in cross-section, internodes 1.5-2.5 cm; roots not observed; petiole deeply canaliculate adaxially, 12-15 cm long; petiolar sheath prominent, extending to c. 1.5 cm from apical geniculum, long persistent; LEAVES: lamina entire, falcate-lanceolate-elliptic, 25-30 x 2.5-3.2 cm, thinly coriaceous, base acute, apex acuminate; primary venation pinnate, slightly raised abaxially and adaxially; secondary and tertiary venation ± obscure parallel to primary lateral veins; INFLORESCENCE unknown.