About Climbing Aroid
Pothos scandens is a climbing tropical forest plant in the calla lily family Araceae. It is the type species of the genus Pothos. No subspecies are recorded in the Catalogue of Life. Its leaves are like those of the makrut lime Citrus hystrix, with the petiole expanded into a cladode with a single terminal leaflet The distribution of P. scandens is: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China (Yunnan), Comoros, India (including Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan, Maluku, Nusa Tenggara, Sumatera), Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah), Myanmar, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. In Vietnamese it is called tràng phao dây or ráy leo.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pothos scandens
- Genus
- Pothos
- Family
- ARACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests, waste places and sacred groves
- Distribution
- India, Madagascar to New Guinea
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- বাতি লতা Bati Lata, হাতি লতা Hati Lata
- Kannada
- ಅಡ್ಕೆಬೀಳು ಬಳ್ಳಿ Adkebeelu Balli, ಆಗಚೊಪ್ಪು Agachoppu, ಅಕ್ಕಿಬಳ್ಳಿ Akkiballi
- Malayalam
- ആനപ്പരുവ Aanapparuva, പരിവള്ളി Parivalli, പരുവക്കൊടി Paruvakodi
- Marathi
- बेंदर्ली Bendarli
Araceae
Arum family
Climbing Aroid belongs to the Araceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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