Pothos chinensis (Raf.) Merr.

 
  • Family : ARACEAE
    (Arum Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : OAL FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Araceae
  • Synonym(s) : Pothos balansae Engl.; Pothos cathcartii Schott; Pothos chinensis var. lotienensis C.Y.Wu & H.Li; Pothos seemannii Schott; Pothos warburgii Engl.; Pothos yunnanensis Engl.; Tapanava chinensis Raf.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pothos chinensis (Raf.) Merr.
  • Habit : Liana
  • Habitat : Dense forests, moist mountain valleys, climbing on trees or creeping over rocks; below 2400 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Shruby climbers with aerial roots; Leaves usually oblong with winged oblanceolate petioles; Spathes broadly ovate; Spadix ellisoid or obovoid, creamy-yellow; Berries oblong, scarlet.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Collection Nos : PRF 1705
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 245
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 236-237
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pothos chinensis. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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