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Epipremnum aureum, the Pearls and Jade pothos, is a species in the arum family Araceae, native to Mo'orea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. [1] The species is a popular houseplant in temperate regions but has also become naturalised in tropical and sub-tropical forests worldwide, including northern South Africa, [2] Australia, Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent, the Pacific Islands ...
Plants can grow to over 40 m (131 ft) with leaves up to 3 m (10 ft) long, but in containers the size is much reduced. The plants, commonly known as centipede tongavine, pothos or devil's ivy, depending on species, are typically grown as houseplants in temperate regions. Juvenile leaves are bright green, often with irregularly variegated ...
Philodendron is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae.As of June 2013, the Plants of the World Online accepted 621 species; [2] other sources accept different numbers.
Pothos is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae (tribe Potheae). It is native to China , the Indian Subcontinent , Australia , New Guinea , Southeast Asia , and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans .
Syngonium podophyllum is a species of aroid that is a popular houseplant. Common names include: arrowhead plant, arrowhead vine, arrowhead philodendron, goosefoot, nephthytis, [3] African evergreen, [4] and American evergreen. [5]
Within the Araceae, species are often rhizomatous or tuberous; many are epiphytic, creeping lianas or vining plants, and the leaves and tissues of the entire plant nearly always contains irritating calcium oxalate crystals or raphides, in varying degrees. [4] [5] The foliage can vary considerably
Representatives of the genus philodendron, from which the twins differ mainly in the conjugated, 1-3-chamber ovaries (in the case of the genus philodendron, ovaries are free and multi-chambered) and seeds without endosperms. In the non-blossoming state, Syngonium can be distinguished from philodendrons on non- cattalyllable leaves and clearly ...
Philodendron alternans Schott – Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) Philodendron alticola Croat & Grayum – E. Costa Rica to W. Panama; Philodendron altomacaense Nadruz & Mayo – Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) Philodendron amargalense Croat & M.M.Mora – Colombia (Chocó) Philodendron ampamii Croat – N. Peru; Philodendron amplisinum G.S.Bunting ...