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Pothos scandens
Pothos scandens
- Botanic Family
- Araceae
- Author
- Linnaeus
Common Names
- Tang lang die da (Pinyin)
- Mà Ngoc Ngon (Laos)
- Khua Vai Sa Noi (Laos)
- Ro bo (Moï)
- Dru ta (Moï)
- Chua cha na (Moï)
- Cáy ray leo (Annam)
- Ma nok hon (Laos)
- Wai ta moi (Thailand)
- Kho Kio (Surat Thani
- Yala)
- Cha Khep (Central Lao)
- Ta Khep
- Kao Kin Bai-lek(Trang)
- Kao Kin Bai Noi (Trang)
- Ta Khap (Chon Buri)
- Wai Mai (Shan)
- Wai So Toi (Chon Buri)
- Wai Tamoi (Trat)
- Wai Saloi (Nong Khai)
- Wai Nu (Ching Rai)
- Na-mae-ka-ting (Pattani)
Geographical Habitats
- Bangladesh
- Borneo
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- SE. Xizang
- S. & SE. Yunnan - China
- Comoros Islands
- Andaman Islands
- Assam
- Nicobar Islands - India
- Java
- Lesser Sunda Islands
- Maluku
- Sulawesi
- Sumatra - Indonesia
- Laos
- Madagascar
- Johore - Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- New Guinea
- Philippines
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
- Vietnam
Natural Habitats
- Rain forest
- montane areas
- riversides
- swamp forest
- primary & secondary forest
- coastal
Flowering Times
Fruiting Times
Evergreen medium to large, herbaceous hemi-epiphyte, root climbing liana to 10m, with sometimes 4-angled stems. Polymorphous mucronate leathery leaves to 140mm x 100mm. Axillary solitary inflorescence to 15mm, 8mm x 7mm greenish to maroon-purple spathe, 10mm x 1mm yellow-green to maroon spadix, flowers 2mm diameter, fertile zone yellow-green. Infructescence 1-5 berries yellow or red berry, ripening deep scarlet to 17.5mm x 15mm.
Further References
- Bailey 1976
- Beckett 1990
- Mobot
- FOC
- net
- Bodkin
- The Plant List 2
- F Indochine
- Bown
- GBS
- Kew
- Academia