Pothos L.
Distribution
Doubtfully present in:
Réunion
Native to:
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Seychelles, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Batis Blanco in Fl. Filip.: 791 (1837), nom. illeg.
- Goniurus C.Presl in Epimel. Bot.: 244 (1851)
- Pedicellarum M.Hotta in Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 27: 61 (1976)
- Tapanava Adans. in Fam. Pl. 2: 470 (1763)
Accepted Species
- Pothos armatus C.E.C.Fisch.
- Pothos atropurpurascens M.Hotta
- Pothos barberianus Schott
- Pothos beccarianus Engl.
- Pothos boyceanus G.Rajkumar, Shaju, Nazarudeen & Prakashk.
- Pothos brassii B.L.Burtt
- Pothos brevistylus Engl.
- Pothos brevivaginatus Alderw.
- Pothos chinensis (Raf.) Merr.
- Pothos clavatus Engl.
- Pothos crassipedunculatus Sivad. & N.Mohanan
- Pothos curtisii Hook.f.
- Pothos cuspidatus Alderw.
- Pothos cylindricus C.Presl
- Pothos degenerans S.Y.Wong, P.C.Boyce & A.Hay
- Pothos dolichophyllus Merr.
- Pothos dzui P.C.Boyce
- Pothos ecclesiae P.C.Boyce, S.Y.Wong & A.Hay
- Pothos englerianus Alderw.
- Pothos falcifolius Engl. & K.Krause
- Pothos fractiflexus Joling, J.T.Pereira & Damit
- Pothos gigantipes Buchet ex P.C.Boyce
- Pothos gracillimus Engl. & K.Krause
- Pothos grandis Buchet ex P.C.Boyce & V.D.Nguyen
- Pothos hellwigii Engl.
- Pothos hookeri Schott
- Pothos inaequilaterus (C.Presl) Engl.
- Pothos insignis Engl.
- Pothos junghuhnii de Vriese
- Pothos keralensis A.G.Pandurangan & V.J.Nair
- Pothos kerrii Buchet ex P.C.Boyce
- Pothos kingii Hook.f.
- Pothos lancifolius Hook.f.
- Pothos laurifolius P.C.Boyce & A.Hay
- Pothos leptostachyus Schott
- Pothos longipes Schott
- Pothos longivaginatus Alderw.
- Pothos luzonensis (C.Presl) Schott
- Pothos macrocephalus Scort. ex Hook.f.
- Pothos mirabilis Merr.
- Pothos motleyanus Schott
- Pothos oliganthus P.C.Boyce & A.Hay
- Pothos ovatifolius Engl.
- Pothos oxyphyllus Miq.
- Pothos paiei (M.Hotta) S.Y.Wong, A.Hay & P.C.Boyce
- Pothos papuanus Becc. ex Engl.
- Pothos parvispadix Nicolson
- Pothos philippinensis Engl.
- Pothos pilulifer Buchet ex P.C.Boyce
- Pothos polystachyus Engl. & K.Krause
- Pothos pugnax P.C.Boyce & S.Y.Wong
- Pothos remotiflorus Hook.
- Pothos repens (Lour.) Druce
- Pothos roxburghii de Vriese
- Pothos salicifolius Ridl. ex Burkill & Holttum
- Pothos scandens L.
- Pothos tener Wall.
- Pothos thomsonianus Schott
- Pothos tirunelveliensis Sasikala & Reema Kumari
- Pothos touranensis Gagnep.
- Pothos versteegii Engl.
- Pothos vietnamensis V.D.Nguyen & P.C.Boyce
- Pothos volans P.C.Boyce & A.Hay
- Pothos zippelii Schott
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Boyce, P.C. (2009). A review of Pothos L. (Araceae: Pothoideae: Pothoeae) for Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 37: 15-26.
- 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.
CATE Araceae
- Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P.C. 1997. The genera of Araceae. 370 pp.
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 2008. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyce, P.C. [1207], Thailand | 60246.000 | No | |||
| Deden, G. [863], Indonesia | K000501409 | No |
Sources
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CATE Araceae
- Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0