KEY
TO EPIPREMNUM IN WEST AND CENTRAL MALESIA
1. Leaf lamina pinnatifid . . . . . .
. . . 2
1a. Leaf lamina entire . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.
Leaf lamina sub-membranaceous, regularly pinnatifid,
often with numerous tiny to moderately large perforations.
Lamina never variegated . . 6.
E. pinnatum (Species
picture)
2a. Leaf lamina somewhat coriaceous, irregularly pinnatifid
and sometimes partially entire, rarely with tiny perforations.
Lamina usually yellow, more rarely white-variegated
. . . . . . . . 7. E. pinnatum
'Aureum'
3.
Leaf lamina mostly coriaceous. Primary and interprimary
venation prominent, indistinguishable from one another,
or nearly so (Peninsular Malaysia & Singapore)
. . . . . . . . . . 3. E.
giganteum
3a. Leaf lamina variously textured. Primary venation
markedly more prominent than interprimary venation
(Indonesian islands, Borneo) . . . . . 4
4.
Leaf lamina elliptic. Spadix conspicuously stipitate
(Maluku) . 4. E.
moluccanum
4a. Leaf lamina oblong to elongate-oblong to elongate-lanceolate,
never elliptic. Spadix sessile or nearly so .
. . . . . . . . 5
5.
Leaf lamina base acute, oblique (Borneo: Brunei,
Sabah & Kalimantan) 2. E. falcifolium
5a. Leaf lamina base subacute to rounded, unequal
. . . . . 6
6.
Leaf lamina equalling petiole, 18--20 primary
lateral veins per side (Maluku) . .. . . .
. . . . . . 1. E.
ceramense
6a. Leaf lamina longer than petiole, fewer
than 15 or more than 30 primary lateral veins
per side . . . . . . . . . . 7
7.
35--40 primary lateral veins per side (Sulawesi)
. . . . 5. E. nobile
7a. C. 10 primary lateral veins per side
(Sumatra). . . . 8.
E. silvaticum
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