Wikiwand AI

Pothos chinensis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pothos chinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Pothos
Species:
P. chinensis
Binomial name
Pothos chinensis
(Raf.) Merr.[1]

Pothos chinensis, also known as Chinese pothos,[2] is a climbing plant species in the family Araceae, native to the Indian subcontinent, southern China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and the Nansei Islands of Japan.[3] It is a root-climbing liana that can reach up to 10 m in length, with ovate to lanceolate leaves that show distinctive intramarginal venation. The plant produces green to white spathes with a globose to ovoid spadix, and its fruits ripen from green to scarlet. It occurs primarily in wet tropical biomes and flowers and fruits throughout the year.

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks