- Family : ARACEAE
(Arum Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : OAL FAMILY
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Araceae
- Basionym : Pothos officinalis Roxb.
- Synonym(s) : Monstera officinalis (Roxb.) Schott; Scindapsus annamicus Gagnep.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Scindapsus officinalis (Roxb.) Schott
- Vernacular name :
- Gaja pipali, Girudhuni (Oria)
- Pippal-jhanca, Baripipli (Hindi)
- Enuga pippalu, Gaja-pippallu (Telugu)
- Habit : Climber
- Habitat : Damp valleys
- Key identification features : Robust shrubby climbers; Leaves spiral, elliptic- ovate to orbicular; petioles winged; Spathes large, convolute, greenish without, yellowish-brown within; Spadix sessile; perianth absent.
- Flower, Fruit : June-January
- Collector(s) Name : M.Brahmam
- Collection Date : 06/01/1978
- Collection Nos : RRL 3133
- Collection Locality : Parlakimedi, Odisha
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
- Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Koraput district, Keonjhar district, Dhenkanal district, Cuttack district, Ganjam district
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
- Meghalaya : Meghalaya
- Assam : Assam
- Nagaland : Nagaland
- Uttar Pradesh : Maharajganj district
- Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
- Mizoram : Mizoram
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
- Manipur : Manipur
- Tripura : Tripura
- Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 240
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Scindapsus officinalis. Downloaded on 7 September 2024.
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Field Image(s)
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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