Araceae
Epipremnum

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.

Descriptions

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

Distribution
Cultivada y naturalizada en Colombia; Alt. 100 - 1000 m.; Amazonia, Valle del Cauca.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba, hemiepífita
[CPLC]

CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011. araceae.e-monocot.org

General Description
Root climbers, to 15m. Mature stem 5–40mm in diam., internodes separated by prominent leaf scars, obscured by sheath fibers, active stems lustrous green with prominent irregular longitudinal whitish crests. Foliage leaves often clustered distally; petiole dark green, 19.5–60cm × 3–13mm, canaliculate, smooth; apical pulvinus 16–70 × 3–5mm, basal pulvinus 3–7 × 1–1.5cm; petiolar sheath extending to halfway along apical pulvinus, disintegrating into netted fibers; leaf blade ovate to oblong-elliptic, 10–93 × 5–60cm, submembranous, base slightly cordate, regularly pinnatifid to pinnatisect, apex acuminate; pinnae paler abaxially, adaxially dark green, 1.2–6.5cm wide, with tiny perforations along and adjacent to midrib, pinnae each with 1 primary lateral vein and several parallel interprimary veins, higher order venation reticulate, midrib prominently raised abaxially, impressed adaxially. Inflorescence several together, partially obscured by netted fibers; peduncle pale green, 5.5–21.5cm × 4–10mm, terete. Spathe dull yellow to mid-green outside, dull yellow or pale green inside, canoe-shaped, 7–23.5 × 3–15cm, stoutly attenuate to 15mm, opening almost flat at anthesis. Spadix sessile, white, later glaucous gray-green to yellow, cylindric, 8.5–25 × 1.1–3.5cm, base slightly obliquely inserted. Flowers 3–7mm in diam. Ovary cylindric, 4–12 × 2–7mm, basal part slightly compressed; ovules 2 or 3; stylar region trapezoid, 3–7 × 1.5–4mm, rather robust, truncate; stigma longitudinally linear-oblong, 2–6 × 0.1–0.5mm. Fruit mid-green. Seeds reniform, ca. 4.5 × 3.5mm.
Phenology
Fl. Apr–Jul.
Habitat
Tropical rain forests, mountain forests, creeping and climbing on trees, rocks, or stone walls.
Vernacular
qi lin ye
[CATE]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Amazonia. Elevation range: 100–1000 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Naturalised in Colombia. Colombian departments: Valle del Cauca.
Habit
Herb, Hemiepiphyte.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, native grassland, artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Uses

Use
The plants are used medicinally to treat traumatic injuries, abscesses, and rheumatic arthralgia.
[CATE]

Use Animal Food
Used as animal food.
Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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