''Pothos'' is a
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of
flowering plant
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s in the
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Araceae
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(tribe Potheae). It is native to
China
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, the
Indian Subcontinent
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,
Australia
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,
New Guinea
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, and various islands of the
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and
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'' Epipremnum aureum'', also known as "pothos", was once classified under the genus ''Pothos''.
Species
65 species are accepted.[
# '' Pothos armatus'' C.E.C.Fisch. - Kerala
# '' Pothos atropurpurascens'' M.Hotta - Borneo
# '']Pothos barberianus
Pothos may refer to:
* Pothos (mythology), a character in Greek mythology
* ''Pothos'' (plant), a genus of plants
** '' Epipremnum aureum'', a plant often grown indoors (formerly grouped within the genus ''Pothos'' and commonly known as "pothos" ...
'' Schott- Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra
# '' Pothos beccarianus'' Engl. - Borneo
# '' Pothos boyceanus'' - India (Kerala)
# '' Pothos brassii'' B.L.Burtt - Queensland
# ''Pothos brevistylus
Pothos may refer to:
* Pothos (mythology), a character in Greek mythology
* ''Pothos'' (plant), a genus of plants
** '' Epipremnum aureum'', a plant often grown indoors (formerly grouped within the genus ''Pothos'' and commonly known as "pothos" ...
'' Engl. - Borneo
# ''Pothos brevivaginatus
Pothos may refer to:
* Pothos (mythology), a character in Greek mythology
* ''Pothos'' (plant), a genus of plants
** '' Epipremnum aureum'', a plant often grown indoors (formerly grouped within the genus ''Pothos'' and commonly known as "pothos" ...
'' Alderw. - Sumatra
# ''Pothos chinensis
Pothos may refer to:
* Pothos (mythology), a character in Greek mythology
* ''Pothos'' (plant), a genus of plants
** '' Epipremnum aureum'', a plant often grown indoors (formerly grouped within the genus ''Pothos'' and commonly known as "pothos" ...
'' (Raf.) Merr. - China, Tibet, Taiwan, Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Indochina, Himalayas, India, Nepal, Bhutan
# ''Pothos clavatus
Pothos may refer to:
* Pothos (mythology), a character in Greek mythology
* ''Pothos'' (plant), a genus of plants
** '' Epipremnum aureum'', a plant often grown indoors (formerly grouped within the genus ''Pothos'' and commonly known as "pothos" ...
'' Engl. - New Guinea
# ''Pothos crassipedunculatus
Pothos may refer to:
* Pothos (mythology), a character in Greek mythology
* ''Pothos'' (plant), a genus of plants
** '' Epipremnum aureum'', a plant often grown indoors (formerly grouped within the genus ''Pothos'' and commonly known as "pothos" ...
'' Sivad. & N.Mohanan - southern India
# ''Pothos curtisii
Pothos may refer to:
* Pothos (mythology), a character in Greek mythology
* ''Pothos'' (plant), a genus of plants
** '' Epipremnum aureum'', a plant often grown indoors (formerly grouped within the genus ''Pothos'' and commonly known as "pothos" ...
'' Hook.f. - Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra
# ''Pothos cuspidatus
Pothos may refer to:
* Pothos (mythology), a character in Greek mythology
* ''Pothos'' (plant), a genus of plants
** '' Epipremnum aureum'', a plant often grown indoors (formerly grouped within the genus ''Pothos'' and commonly known as "pothos" ...
'' Alderw. - western New Guinea
# ''Pothos cylindricus
Pothos may refer to:
* Pothos (mythology), a character in Greek mythology
* ''Pothos'' (plant), a genus of plants
** '' Epipremnum aureum'', a plant often grown indoors (formerly grouped within the genus ''Pothos'' and commonly known as "pothos" ...
'' C.Presl - Sabah, Sulawesi, Philippines
# ''Pothos degenerans
Pothos may refer to:
* Pothos (mythology), a character in Greek mythology
* ''Pothos'' (plant), a genus of plants
** '' Epipremnum aureum'', a plant often grown indoors (formerly grouped within the genus ''Pothos'' and commonly known as "pothos" ...
'' - Borneo (Sarawak, Kalimantan)
# ''Pothos dolichophyllus
Pothos may refer to:
* Pothos (mythology), a character in Greek mythology
* ''Pothos'' (plant), a genus of plants
** '' Epipremnum aureum'', a plant often grown indoors (formerly grouped within the genus ''Pothos'' and commonly known as "pothos" ...
'' Merr. - Philippines
# '' Pothos dzui'' P.C.Boyce - Vietnam
# '' Pothos englerianus'' (Engl.) Alderw. - Sumatra
# '' Pothos falcifolius'' Engl. & K.Krause - Maluku, New Guinea
# '' Pothos fractiflexus'' - Borneo (Sabah)
# '' Pothos gigantipes'' Buchet ex P.C.Boyce - Vietnam, Cambodia
# '' Pothos gracillimus'' Engl. & K.Krause - Papua New Guinea
# '' Pothos grandis'' Buchet ex P.C.Boyce & V.D.Nguyen - Vietnam
# '' Pothos hellwigii'' Engl. - New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Bismarck Archipelago
# '' Pothos hookeri'' Schott - Sri Lanka
# '' Pothos inaequilaterus'' (C.Presl) Engl. - Philippines
# '' Pothos insignis'' Engl. - Borneo, Palawan
# '' Pothos junghuhnii'' de Vriese - Borneo, Java, Sumatra
# '' Pothos keralensis'' A.G. Pandurangan & V.J. Nair - Kerala
# '' Pothos kerrii'' Buchet ex P.C.Boyce - Guangxi, Laos, Vietnam
# '' Pothos kingii'' Hook.f. - Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia
# '' Pothos lancifolius'' Hook.f. - Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia
# '' Pothos laurifolius'' P.C.Boyce & A.Hay - Brunei
# '' Pothos leptostachyus'' Schott - Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
# '' Pothos longipes'' Schott - Queensland, New South Wales
# '' Pothos longivaginatus'' Alderw. - Borneo
# '' Pothos luzonensis'' (C.Presl) Schott - Luzon, Samar
# '' Pothos macrocephalus'' Scort. ex Hook.f. - Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra
# '' Pothos mirabilis'' Merr. - Sabah, Kalimantan Timur
# '' Pothos motleyanus'' Schott - Kalimantan
# '' Pothos oliganthus'' P.C.Boyce & A.Hay - Sarawak
# '' Pothos ovatifolius'' Engl. - Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines
# '' Pothos oxyphyllus'' Miq. - Borneo, Sumatra, Java
# '' Pothos paiei'' – Borneo
# '' Pothos papuanus'' Becc. ex Engl. - New Guinea, Solomon Islands
# '' Pothos parvispadix'' Nicolson - Sri Lanka
# '' Pothos philippinensis'' Engl. - Philippines
# '' Pothos pilulifer'' Buchet ex P.C.Boyce - Yunnan, Guangxi, Vietnam
# '' Pothos polystachyus'' Engl. & K.Krause - Papua New Guinea
# '' Pothos remotiflorus'' Hook. - Sri Lanka
# '' Pothos repens'' (Lour.) Druce - Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan, Laos, Vietnam
# '' Pothos roxburghii'' - Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia
# '' Pothos salicifolius'' Ridl. ex Burkill & Holttum – Peninsular Malaysia
# '' Pothos scandens'' L. - Indian subcontinent
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# '' Pothos tener'' (Roxb.) Wall. - Maluku, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Vanuatu ''
# '' Pothos thomsonianus'' Schott - southern India
# '' Pothos tirunelveliensis'' - India (Tamil Nadu)
# '' Pothos touranensis'' Gagnep. - Vietnam
# '' Pothos venustus'' - Singapore
# '' Pothos versteegii'' Engl. - New Guinea
# '' Pothos vietnamensis'' – Vietnam
# ''Pothos volans
Pothos may refer to:
* Pothos (mythology), a character in Greek mythology
* ''Pothos'' (plant), a genus of plants
** '' Epipremnum aureum'', a plant often grown indoors (formerly grouped within the genus ''Pothos'' and commonly known as "pothos" ...
'' P.C.Boyce & A.Hay - Brunei, Sarawak
# '' Pothos zippelii'' Schott - Maluku, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Bismarck Archipelago
References
External links
Pothos page on CATE Araceae
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2572055
Pothoideae
Araceae genera
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Plants described in 1753