Pothos (genus)
Encyclopedia
Pothos is a genus
of flowering plant
s in the Araceae
family
. The common houseplant Epipremnum aureum
, also known as the "Pothos," was once classified under the genus Pothos.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the Araceae
Araceae
Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe or leaf-like bract. Also known as the Arum family, members are often colloquially...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
. The common houseplant Epipremnum aureum
Epipremnum aureum
Epipremnum aureum, also known as the Pothos , Money Plant, Silver Vine, Centipede tongavine, Devil's Ivy and Solomon Islands' Ivy, is an aroid native to southeastern Asia and New Guinea...
, also known as the "Pothos," was once classified under the genus Pothos.
Selected species
- Pothos armatus C.E.C.Fisch.
- Pothos atropurpurascens M.Hotta
- Pothos barberianus Schott
- Pothos beccarianus Engl.
- 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 dolichophyllus Merr.
- Pothos dzui P.C.Boyce
- Pothos englerianus (Engl.) Alderw.
- Pothos falcifolius Engl. & K.Krause
- 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 longipesPothos longipesPothos longipes is a climbing plant of the warmer rainforests of eastern Australia. Distributed from Boorganna Nature Reserve in the Mid North Coast of New South Wales to tropical Queensland. Mostly found on trunks of trees. An attractive plant with interesting flowers and bright red fruit.-...
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 papuanus Becc. ex Engl.
- Pothos parvispadix Nicolson
- Pothos philippinensis Engl.
- Pothos pilulifer Buchet ex P.C.Boyce
- Pothos polystachyus Engl. & K.Krause
- Pothos remotiflorus Hook.
- Pothos repens (Lour.) Druce
- Pothos salicifolius Ridl. ex Burkill & Holttum
- Pothos scandens L.
- Pothos tener (Roxb.) Wall.
- Pothos thomsonianus Schott
- Pothos touranensis Gagnep.
- Pothos versteegii Engl.
- Pothos volans P.C.Boyce & A.Hay
- Pothos zippelii Schott
External links
- http://www.cate-araceae.org/taxonomy/Pothos Pothos page on CATE Araceae