Pothos chinensis

Pothos chinensis
Scientific 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.

References

  1. ^ "Pothos chinensis (Raf.) Merr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
  2. ^ "Chinese Pothos (Pothos chinensis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
  3. ^ "Pothos chinensis in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2025-09-13.