| Rhaphidophora hayi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Phylum: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Rhaphidophora |
| Species: | R. hayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhaphidophora hayi P.C.Boyce & Bogner | |
Rhaphidophora hayi is a species of flowering plant in the genus Rhaphidophora native to Queensland and New Guinea. [1] [2] It is an appressed or shingling semi-epiphytic vining plant that grows in wet tropical forests. [3]
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Lyndley Alan Craven was a botanist who became the Principal Research Scientist of the Australian National Herbarium.
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