Pothos scandens[1] is a climbing tropical forest plant in the family Araceae.[2][3] It is the type species of the genus Pothos. No subspecies are recorded in the Catalogue of Life.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Pothoideae |
| Genus: | Pothos |
| Species: | P. scandens
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Tapanava rheedei Hassk. | |
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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References edit
- ^ Carl von Linné (1753) In: Species Plantarum (in Latin): 968
- ^ a b Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ "Pothos scandens L." The Plant List. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
External links edit
Media related to Pothos scandens at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Pothos scandens at Wikispecies- International Aroid Society: 9. Pothos scandens L.
