''Scindapsus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of flowering plants in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Araceae The 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). ...

. It is native to

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, and a few western

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Scindapsus pictus ''Scindapsus pictus'', or silver vine, is a species of flowering plant in the arum family Araceae, native to India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, and the Philippines. Growing to tall in open ground, ...

'' is common in cultivation. ''Scindapsus'' is not easily distinguishable from ''

Epipremnum ''Epipremnum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, found in tropical forests from China, the Himalayas, and Southeast Asia to Australia the western Pacific. They are evergreen perennial vines climbing with the aid of aerial ro ...

''. The main difference between the two genera is in the number of seeds they produce. ''Scindapsus'' species have one

ovule In seed plants, the ovule is the structure that gives rise to and contains the female reproductive cells. It consists of three parts: the '' integument'', forming its outer layer, the ''nucellus'' (or remnant of the megasporangium), and the f ...

in each

ovary The ovary is an organ in the female reproductive system that produces an ovum. When released, this travels down the fallopian tube into the uterus, where it may become fertilized by a sperm. There is an ovary () found on each side of the bod ...

whereas ''Epipremnum'' species have a few. The seeds of ''Scindapsus'' are rounded to slightly kidney-shaped. The plants are primarily root climbing vines.Flora of China Vol. 23 Page 15, 藤芋属 teng yu shu, ''Scindapsus'' Schott in Schott & Endlicher, Melet. Bot. 21. 1832.
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History of the name

Claudius Aelianus Claudius Aelianus ( grc, Κλαύδιος Αἰλιανός, Greek transliteration ''Kláudios Ailianós''; c. 175c. 235 AD), commonly Aelian (), born at Praeneste, was a Roman author and teacher of rhetoric who flourished under Septimius Severu ...

(Aelian, 2-3 cc., ''De Natura Animalium'' XII.44-46, XVII.18), uses the word in relation to an Indian musical instrument used for taming the wild elephants.Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family LLUSTRATED Timber Press.

Species

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Scindapsus alpinus ''Scindapsus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, and a few western Pacific islands. The species ''Scindapsus pictus'' is common in cultivation. ''Scindapsus'' is not ...

'' Alderw. - Sumatra #'' Scindapsus altissimus'' Alderw. - Queensland, New Guinea, Solomon Islands #''

Scindapsus beccarii ''Scindapsus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, and a few western Pacific islands. The species ''Scindapsus pictus'' is common in cultivation. ''Scindapsus'' is not ...

'' Engl. - Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia #''

Scindapsus carolinensis ''Scindapsus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, and a few western Pacific islands. The species '' Scindapsus pictus'' is common in cultivation. ''Scindapsus'' i ...

'' Hosok. - Chuuk Islands in Micronesia #'' Scindapsus coriaceus'' Engl. - Borneo #'' Scindapsus crassipes'' Engl. - Borneo #''

Scindapsus curranii ''Scindapsus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, and a few western Pacific islands. The species '' Scindapsus pictus'' is common in cultivation. ''Scindapsus'' is not e ...

'' Engl. & K.Krause - Sabah, Philippines #''

Scindapsus cuscuaria ''Scindapsus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, and a few western Pacific islands. The species '' Scindapsus pictus'' is common in cultivation. ''Scindapsus'' i ...

'' (Aubl.) C.Presl - Nicobar Islands, Philippines, Maluku, Java #'' Scindapsus cuscuarioides'' Engl. & K.Krause - New Guinea #'' Scindapsus falcifolius'' Engl. - Sulawesi #'' Scindapsus geniculatus'' Engl. - Sarawak #'' Scindapsus glaucescens'' (Engl. & K.Krause) Alderw. - Borneo #'' Scindapsus grandifolius'' Engl. - described 1898 from material cultivated at botanical garden in Bogor; probably now extinct #'' Scindapsus hederaceus'' Miq. - Indochina, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Philippines #'' Scindapsus javanicus'' Alderw. - Java #'' Scindapsus latifolius'' M.Hotta - Borneo #'' Scindapsus longipes'' Engl. - Brunei, Sarawak #'' Scindapsus longistipitatus'' Merr. - Borneo #'' Scindapsus lucens'' Bogner & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia #''

Scindapsus maclurei ''Scindapsus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, and a few western Pacific islands. The species ''Scindapsus pictus'' is common in cultivation. ''Scindapsus'' is not ...

'' (Merr.) Merr. & F.P.Metcalf - Hainan, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand #''

Scindapsus mamilliferus ''Scindapsus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, and a few western Pacific islands. The species ''Scindapsus pictus'' is common in cultivation. ''Scin ...

'' Alderw. - Borneo #'' Scindapsus marantifolius'' Miq. - Java #''

Scindapsus officinalis ''Scindapsus officinalis'' is a species of flowering plants in the Araceae family. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and Indo-China. The plant has local names such as pipul, gajpipul, and tiakathal. Description The species is a ...

'' (Roxb.) Schott - India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Assam, Nepal, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam #'' Scindapsus perakensis'' Hook.f. - Bangladesh, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra #''

'' Hassk. - Bangladesh, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Philippines #'' Scindapsus roseus'' Alderw. - Sumatra #''

Scindapsus rupestris ''Scindapsus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, and a few western Pacific islands. The species '' Scindapsus pictus'' is common in cultivation. ''Scindapsus'' i ...

'' Ridl. - Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra #''

Scindapsus salomoniensis ''Scindapsus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, and a few western Pacific islands. The species ''Scindapsus pictus'' is common in cultivation. ''Scindapsus'' is not ...

'' Engl. & K.Krause - Solomon Islands #'' Scindapsus schlechteri'' K.Krause - Papua New Guinea #''

Scindapsus scortechinii ''Scindapsus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, and a few western Pacific islands. The species ''Scindapsus pictus'' is common in cultivation. ''Scindapsus'' is not ...

'' Hook.f. - Bangladesh, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia #''

Scindapsus splendidus ''Scindapsus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, and a few western Pacific islands. The species ''Scindapsus pictus'' is common in cultivation. ''Scindapsus'' is not ...

'' Alderw. - Sumatra #'' Scindapsus subcordatus'' Engl. & K.Krause - Papua New Guinea #''

Scindapsus suffruticosus ''Scindapsus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, and a few western Pacific islands. The species '' Scindapsus pictus'' is common in cultivation. ''Scindapsus'' i ...

'' Alderw. - Sumatra #''

Scindapsus sumatranus ''Scindapsus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, and a few western Pacific islands. The species '' Scindapsus pictus'' is common in cultivation. ''Scindapsus'' i ...

'' (Schott) P.C.Boyce & A.Hay - Sumatra #''

Scindapsus treubii ''Scindapsus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, and a few western Pacific islands. The species '' Scindapsus pictus'' is common in cultivation. ''Scindapsus'' i ...

'' Engl. - Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java

Formerly classified

Scindapsus aureus ''Epipremnum aureum'' is a species in the arum family (biology), family Araceae, native plant, native to Mo'orea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. The species is a popular houseplant in temperateness, temperate regions but has also becom ...

'' - Now classified as ''

Epipremnum aureum ''Epipremnum aureum'' is a species in the arum family Araceae, native to Mo'orea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. The species is a popular houseplant in temperate regions but has also become naturalised in tropical and sub-tropical f ...

References

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