Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl.

First published in Pflanzenr., IV, 23B: 60 (1908)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Pacific. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., Fiji, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Introduced into:

Colombia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Ara, H. & Hassan, M.A. (2006). Three new records of Aroids (Araceae) from Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 13: 83-91.
  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Boyce, P. (2004). A Review of Epipremnum (Araceae) in cultivation. Aroideana 27: 205-211.
  • Boyce, P.C., Sookchaloem, D., Hetterscheid, W.L.A., Gusman, G., Jacobsen, N., Idei, T. & Nguyen, V.D. (2012). Flora of Thailand 11(2): 101-325. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • 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.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kurniawan, A., Adjie, B. & Boyce, P.C. (2011). Studies on the Araceae of Sulawesi I: New taxa of Schismatoglottis and Homalomena, and a preliminary checklist and keys for Sulawesi. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 61: 40-50.
  • Mansor, M., Boyce, P.C., Othman, A.S. & Sulaiman, B. (2012). The Araceae of peninsular Malaysia: 1-146. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia.
  • National Parks Board Singapore (2006). Vascular Plant Life Checklist Pulau Ubin www.nparks.gov.sg/nparks_cms/cms/cmsmgr/data/6/PlantChkList.xls.
  • Nelson-Sutherland, C. (2010). Adiciones y Comentarios a la Flora de Honduras. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 51: 70-88.
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

CATE Araceae

  • Hen(g) Li, Guang Hua Zhu, Boyce, P.C., Murata, J., Hetterscheid, W.L.A., Bogner, J. & Jacobsen, N. 2010. Araceae in Flora of China @ efloras.org.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Herrera, K., Lorence, D.H., Flynn, T. & Balick, M.J. (2010). Checklist of the Vascular plants of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia with local names and uses. Allertonia 10: 1-204.
  • Morat, P. & Veillon, J.-M. (1985). Contributions à la conaissance de la végétation et de la flore de Wallis et Futuna. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia 7: 259-329.
  • Nelson-Sutherland, C. (2010). Adiciones y Comentarios a la Flora de Honduras. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 51: 70-88.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Sasikala, K., Vajravelu, E. & Daniel, P. (2019). Fascicles of Flora of India 29: 1-357. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1970 Elmer, A.D.E. [5539] Philippines K000291731 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1970 Copeland, E.B. [335] Philippines K000291730 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1970 Elmer, A.D.E. [15135] Philippines K000291732 Type Yes
s.coll. [136] Malaysia K002555312 Yes
[Clendining] [s.n.] Fiji K002555494 Yes
(Mnecos) [11843] Singapore K002555245 Yes
Henderson [288] Solomon Islands K002555406 Yes
Nakisi, A. [BSIP8048] Solomon Islands K002555401 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555502 Yes
Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. [14227] Fiji K002555456 Yes
Nicolson, D.H. [1585] Indonesia K002555328 Yes
Furuse, M. [2204] Japan K002555238 Yes
Kostermans; Wirawan [569] Indonesia K002555310 No
Smith, A.C. [6378] Fiji K002555455 Yes
Eames, A.J. [79] Samoa K002555467 Yes
Pillon, Y.; Sam, C.; Haevermans, T.; Labat, J.N.; Plunkett, G.M. [598] Vanuatu K002555416 Yes
Lawrence [45] Tonga K002555464 Yes
Henry, A. [839A] Taiwan K002555231 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555487 Yes
[M. Le D'Thorel] [[151]] Vietnam K002555259 Yes
Henderson [288] Solomon Islands K002555408 Yes
Nicolson, D.H. [1441] Papua New Guinea K002555330 Yes
McGregor, R.C. [43612] Philippines K002555320 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555481 Yes
Parham, J.W. [8478] Fiji K002555457 Yes
Clunies-Ross [CCR22] Vanuatu K002555423 Yes
{Womersley; Whitmore} [BSIP1063] Solomon Islands K002555404 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555493 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [12573] Thailand K002555258 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [RSNH 24062] Vanuatu K002555420 Yes
Schmid, M. [RSNH 1116] Vanuatu K002555422 Yes
{Womersley; Whitmore} [BSIP1063] Solomon Islands K002555403 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555488 Yes
Soakai, E. [1044] Tonga K002555466 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555476 Yes
Soenarko, S. [375] Indonesia K002555315 Yes
Schmid, M. [RSNH 1116] Vanuatu K002555421 Yes
Kurz, S. [s.n.] India K002555242 Yes
Koorders, S.H. [22824β] Indonesia K002555305 Yes
Henry, A. [839] Taiwan K002555229 Yes
Pillon, Y.; Sam, C.; Haevermans, T.; Labat, J.N.; Plunkett, G.M. [598] Vanuatu K002555415 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002555397 Yes
Kostermans; Wirawan [237] Indonesia K002555308 Yes
Lawrence, E. [45] Tonga K002555465 Yes
{Lucas .L} [015] Philippines K002555318 Yes
John; Loher, A. [2461] Philippines K002555323 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555475 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555409 Yes
McDonald; Ismail [4117] Indonesia K002555309 No
Nicolson, D.H. [1585] Indonesia K002555329 Yes
s.coll. [[333]] Burma K002555256 Yes
Nakisi, A. [BSIP8048] Solomon Islands K002555400 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [12573] Thailand K002555257 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555491 Yes
St. John, H. [18056] Fiji K002555458 Yes
Smith, A.C. [1298] Fiji K002555446 Yes
Smith, A.C. [8108] Fiji K002555450 Yes
Kostermans [18467] Indonesia K002555311 No
Nicolson, D.H. [1419] Papua New Guinea K002555331 Yes
Guillaumin, A.; Baumann-Bodenheim, M.G. [7503] New Caledonia K002555441 Yes
Smith, A.C. [729] Fiji K002555453 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [9434] Philippines K002555325 Yes
Bloembergen, S. [3827] Indonesia K002555299 Yes
Furuse, M. [4098] Japan K002555235 Yes
Hallé, N. [RSNH6426] Vanuatu K002555410 Yes
Nicolson, D.H. [934] Indonesia K002555307 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555503 Yes
Christophersen, E.; Hume, E. [1831] Samoa K002555468 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555492 Yes
Lister, J.J. [s.n.] Tonga K002555463 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555489 Yes
Loher, A. [s.n.] Philippines K002555322 Yes
Pillon, Y.; Chanel, S.; Haevermans, T.; Labat, J.N.; Plunkett, G.M. [598] Vanuatu K002555414 Yes
Verheijen, J.A.J. [3623] Indonesia K002555314 Yes
Furuse, M. [2659] Japan K002555241 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555484 Yes
W.H.H. [s.n.] Fiji K002555442 Yes
Moseley [s.n.] Indonesia K002555298 Yes
s.coll. [152] Australia K002555395 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555479 Yes
Smith, A.C. [4836] Fiji K002555460 Yes
Baumann-Bodenheim, M.G. [14550] K002555440 Yes
Robinson, C.B. [113] Indonesia K002555296 Yes
Bloembergen, S. [3827] Indonesia K002555300 Yes
Greenwood, W. [s.n.] Fiji K002555443 No
s.coll. [15600] Taiwan K002555230 Yes
McClure, F.A. [8925] China K002555228 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555485 Yes
Conklin, H.C.; [ B. Intengem] [2552] Philippines K002555327 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [RSNH 24062] Vanuatu K002555419 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555472 Yes
K:SPC-29047.815 No
Fénix, E. [15866] Philippines K002555324 Yes
Zollingero [569] Indonesia K002555303 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002555396 Yes
Hunt, P.F. [2330] Solomon Islands K002555405 Yes
[Cole] [[7331]] Indonesia K002555301 Yes
Nicolson, D.H. [1494] Papua New Guinea K002555332 Yes
Smith, A.C. [6264] Fiji K002555445 Yes
Florence [10369] French Polynesia K002555469 Yes
St. John, H. [18056] Fiji K002555459 Yes
Henderson [288] Solomon Islands K002555407 Yes
Furuse, M. [4098] Japan K002555233 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555486 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555478 Yes
Furuse, M. [2205] Japan K002555236 Yes
Vernon, A.J. [L14308] Fiji K002555451 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555495 No
Zollingero [569] Indonesia K002555302 Yes
{Kostermans} [18558] Indonesia K002555417 Yes
Cunningham, A. [s.n.] Australia K000499262 Type Yes
Conklin, H.C.; [illgible] [2552] Philippines K002555326 Yes
Cheeseman, T.F. [694] Cook Islands K002555471 Yes
Nicolson [4260] Sri Lanka K002555473 Yes
Vernon, A.J. [L14309] Fiji K002555452 Yes
Smith, A.C. [6378] Fiji K002555454 Yes
Kostermans [21806] Indonesia K002555304 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555474 Yes
Setchell, W.A.; Parks, H.E. [15464] Tonga K002555462 Yes
Lovell [s.n.] Australia K000499261 Type Yes
Lovell [s.n.] Australia K000499260 Type Yes
Nicolson, D.H. [1524] Papua New Guinea K002555333 Yes
Greenwood, W. [s.n.] Fiji K002555444 Yes
Smith, A.C. [7320] Fiji K002555448 Yes
{Kostermans} [18558] Indonesia K002555418 Yes
Furuse, M. [2204] Japan K002555239 Yes
Horsfield, T. [191] Indonesia K002555306 Yes
Furuse, M. [2205] Japan K002555237 Yes
Borden, T.E. [21736] Philippines K002555319 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555490 Yes
Furuse, M. [4098] Japan K002555234 Yes
{Merrill} [715] Philippines K002555321 Yes
K:SPC-29047.117 No
Smith, A.C. [7320] Fiji K002555447 Yes
Jones, B. [36] Malaysia K002555313 No
McKee, H.S. [RSNH24137] Vanuatu K002555412 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002555398 Yes
Smith, A.C. [8108] Fiji K002555449 Yes
Bourne [s.n.] K002555477 Yes
Nakisi, A. [BSIP8048] Solomon Islands K002555402 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vanuatu K002555413 Yes
Moseley [s.n.] Indonesia K002555297 Yes
Setchell, W.A.; Parks, H.E. [15464] Tonga K002555461 Yes
Cheeseman, T.F. [694] Cook Islands K002555470 Yes
Hallé, N. [RSNH6370] Vanuatu K002555411 Yes
Furuse, M. [2659] Japan K002555240 Yes
Furuse, M. [2981] Japan K002555232 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4437] Burma Pothos caudatus K001039007 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4437] Pothos caudatus K001039006 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4437] Pothos caudatus K001039005 Unknown Type Material Yes

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