Araceae
Pothos

Pothos remotiflorus Hook.

First published in Icon. Pl. 2: t. 133 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Sri Lanka. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Sasikala, K., Vajravelu, E. & Daniel, P. (2019). Fascicles of Flora of India 29: 1-357. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi. [Cited as Pothos armatus.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2001 Walker [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000950206 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 1, 2001 Walker [162] Sri Lanka K000950205 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Walker, G. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000499185 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burtt, B.L.; Townsend, C.C. [45] Sri Lanka K002088434 Yes
Walker [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002088432 Yes
Waas, S. [908] Sri Lanka K002088440 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Waas, S. [56463] Sri Lanka K002088433 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [8766] Sri Lanka K002088437 Yes
Waas, S. [1016] Sri Lanka K002088439 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Waas, S. [56495] Sri Lanka K002088428 Yes
Burtt, B.L.; Townsend, C.C. [45] Sri Lanka K002088435 Yes
Waas, S. [1913] Sri Lanka K002088438 Yes
Waas, S. [1482] Sri Lanka K002088436 Yes
Jayasuria, M.; Dassanayake, M.D. [1016] Sri Lanka K002088427 Yes
[Grand Walker] [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002088431 Yes
Walker [2432] Sri Lanka K002088430 Yes
[Newcules] [2432] Sri Lanka K002088429 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images