Pothos scandens
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Pothoideae |
| Tribe: | Potheae |
| Genus: | Pothos |
| Species: | P. scandens
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Tapanava rheedei Hassk. | |
Pothos scandens[1] is a climbing tropical forest plant in the family Araceae.[2][3] It is the type species of the genus Pothos. No subspecies are recorded in the Catalogue of Life.[2] Its leaves are like those of the Kaffir Lime, with the petiole expanded into a cladode with a single terminal leaflet[4]
The distribution of P. scandens is: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China (Yunnan), Comoros, India (including Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan, Maluku, Nusa Tenggara, Sumatera), Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah), Myanmar, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. In Vietnamese it is called tràng phao dây or ráy leo.
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References
[edit]- ^ Carl von Linné (1753) In: Species Plantarum (in Latin): 968
- ^ a b Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ "Pothos scandens L." The Plant List. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ Fayaz, Ahmed (2011). Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants. Buffalo, N.Y.: Firefly Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-55407-489-1.
External links
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Media related to Pothos scandens at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Pothos scandens at Wikispecies- International Aroid Society: 9. Pothos scandens L.
