Common name: Rhaphidophora foraminifera
Scientific name: Rhaphidophora foraminifera
Type: Epiphyte
Height: 10-15cm
Width: up to 15cm
Leaves: 2-4 leaves
 
Rhaphidophora foraminifera, also called as Epipremnum foraminiferum, is a species of the genus Rhaphidophora. This species was explained by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1908.
 
Rhaphidophora foraminifera is belonging to Borneo, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. It's found expanding on rocks (granite and sedimentary rock) in shaded position of disrupted woodland, damp hillside dipterocarp woodland at altitudes of 50-1035 meters over water level.
 
It's a modest to large, durable, pachycaul, homeophyllous liane which getting to to 15 meters that often developing comprehensive terrestrial colonies with smooth, mid-green stems with cataphylls and prophylls deliquescing to black mucilage drying out to leave fragmentary parchment-like remains on petioles. The fallen leaves are distichous, lamina whole to slightly or thoroughly perforated, perforations rounded to rhombic, extending c.c.
 
This species blooms from the inflorescences that mainly subtended by a couple of large cataphylls with terete peduncle. The spathe is canoe-shaped, boring pale to dark yellow. The spadix is round, sessile, boring green yellow. The infructescence is dark green before ripening to green yellow.


 
RHAPHIDOPHORA FORAMINIFERA care
Light:
Rhaphidophora foraminifera expand best in medium to bright indirect light with light degree of 10000-20000 lux. While it's forgiving of lower light problems, you might notice leggy development consequently. It can endure 3 hrs of direct sunshine but the grow should avoid to obtain too a lot direct sunlight because the fallen leaves will shed. Dappled sunshine is ideal.
Temperature:
This species can expand in USDA area 9-12. It prefers average to warm temperature levels of 12-27 °C. Don't subject the grow to temperature levels listed below 12 °C also momentarily because chilly air will damage the vegetation. Avoid chilly drafts and unexpected temperature level changes. For areas 9-10, it should be brought inside your home if it is listed below 12 °C and be certain it has lots of bright indirect light anywhere it is put.
Humididty:
Rhaphidophora foraminifera expand best with the moisture degree of 50% - 60%. It will flourish in almost any environment, but if you want to give it an unique treat, carefully haze it once a week. It is best to haze your grow in the early morning so the sprinkle has lots of time to vaporize before night. Use a humidifier, or place your pot in addition to a stone tray with sprinkle coming midway up the stones. Dissipation will provide extra moisture right where your grow needs it.
 
Substrate and growing media:
This species need a well-aerated, quick-draining potting dirt that dries out quickly. You can use a mix of large-chunk orchid bark, coarse-grade perlite, and peat mauve and olive at equal ratios; and after that include about 10% charcoal which helps remove toxicities that can develop (over many months) in the potting blend. It flourish in damp dirts with high natural issue and expand best when provided with a mossy post or burlap covered post to climb up. If provided a trellis, it will climb up and its fallen leaves will become larger and more fenestrated.
It's best to re-pot the grow every year or two times a year or when the grow has outgrown its pot and become root-bound. Choose a brand-new pot for repotting that's 1 inch bigger in size compared to the present pot. Don't forget to select a pot with drainage openings. The ideal time to re-pot is very early Springtime when the grow had a duration of energetic development in advance.

 
Watering:
Sprinkle the grow once regular. Permit the potting blend to dry before sprinkling. Sprinkle more often throughout warmer months and development period. Throughout the colder months of the year, decrease the sprinkle to once every 2 weeks. Don't overwater or maintain the dirt damp for too lengthy, as this will motivate origin rot. If the fallen leaves are yellowing because of overwatering, skip a week or more of sprinkling.
 
Fertilizer:
Feed the grow in between every 2 weeks and once monthly throughout their expanding period with a well balanced houseplant fertilizer watered down to fifty percent stamina. In the late fall and winter, when development has decreased, and the grow is inactive, don't feed your grow. Too a lot fertilizer can shed the vegetation of your grow. Before using fertilizer in any form, make certain the dirt perspires. 
Pruning:
Trimming is mainly to remove unhealthy or pest-damaged material and to maintain it at a specific dimension. It can also be used to decrease leggy development arising from insufficient light getting to one side of the grow. Use clean snips to nicely cut off extra development, but don't remove too a lot of the grow at any provided time. Decreasing it by up to 25% is fine, but past that, you are running the risk of damage for your grow.
 
Pests and diseases:
Cleaning dirt or particles with a moist sponge or paper towel will maintain the grow clean and avoidant of insects. Common insects consist of mealybugs, aphids, thrips, range and crawler mites. If any are found on the vegetation, spray the grow with a straight sprinkle stream. Fallen leaves can also be cleaned with insecticidal soap.
The grow can also develop microbial illness such as fallen leave spot and origin rot. Examine the grow regularly for indications of illness and use suggested fungicide and ruin the affected fallen leaves. Correct application and timing are critical.
 
Propagation:
Rhaphidophora foraminifera can be proliferated by stem cuttings. Stem areas of 10-15 centimeters lengthy, after elimination of fallen leaves, can be put on a tray full of an open up, humus-rich dirt blend at a minimal temperature level of 22°C. Rooting occurs in about 2 weeks, and new development starts from the nodes in about 4 weeks. Once expanding highly, the stem area can be cut right into items, each birthing a rooted part, and grown separately.