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Nomenclature: wfo-4000031038

Pothos L. Sp. Pl. : 968 (1753)

Nomenclatural References

• literature : Sp. Pl. 2: 968. 1753 [1 May 1753] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
• person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
• database : IPNI record: 30071824-2
• database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: Araceae Pothos
• database : The Plant List version 1.1, record: Araceae Pothos

Taxonomy: Accepted in 2024-06 classification

Placement: Code > Plantae Haeckel > Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown > Angiosperms > Alismatales R. Br. ex Bercht. & J. Presl > Araceae Juss. > Pothos L.

Subtaxa

• Pothos armatus C.E.C.Fisch.
• Pothos atropurpurascens M.Hotta
• Pothos barberianus Schott
• Pothos beccarianus Engl.
• Pothos boyceanus G.Rajkumar, Shaju, Nazarudeen & Prakashk.
• Pothos brassii B.L.Burtt
• Pothos brevistylus Engl.
• Pothos brevivaginatus Alderw.
• Pothos chinensis (Raf.) Merr.
• Pothos clavatus Engl.
• Pothos crassipedunculatus Sivad. & N.Mohanan
• Pothos curtisii Hook.f.
• Pothos cuspidatus Alderw.
• Pothos cylindricus C.Presl
• Pothos degenerans S.Y.Wong, P.C.Boyce & A.Hay
• Pothos dolichophyllus Merr.
• Pothos dzui P.C.Boyce
• Pothos ecclesiae P.C.Boyce, S.Y.Wong & A.Hay
• Pothos englerianus Alderw.
• Pothos falcifolius Engl. & K.Krause
• Pothos fractiflexus Joling, J.T.Pereira & Damit
• Pothos gigantipes Buchet ex P.C.Boyce
• Pothos gracillimus Engl. & K.Krause
• Pothos grandis Buchet ex P.C.Boyce & V.D.Nguyen
• Pothos hellwigii Engl.
• Pothos hookeri Schott
• Pothos inaequilaterus (C.Presl) Engl.
• Pothos insignis Engl.
• Pothos junghuhnii de Vriese
• Pothos keralensis A.G.Pandurangan & V.J.Nair
• Pothos kerrii Buchet ex P.C.Boyce
• Pothos kingii Hook.f.
• Pothos lancifolius Hook.f.
• Pothos laurifolius P.C.Boyce & A.Hay
• Pothos leptostachyus Schott
• Pothos longipes Schott
• Pothos longivaginatus Alderw.
• Pothos luzonensis (C.Presl) Schott
• Pothos macrocephalus Scort. ex Hook.f.
• Pothos mirabilis Merr.
• Pothos mottleyanus Schott
• Pothos oliganthus P.C.Boyce & A.Hay
• Pothos ovatifolius Engl.
• Pothos oxyphyllus Miq.
• Pothos paiei (M.Hotta) S.Y.Wong, A.Hay & P.C.Boyce
• Pothos papuanus Becc. ex Engl.
• Pothos parvispadix Nicolson
• Pothos philippinensis Engl.
• Pothos pilulifer Buchet ex P.C.Boyce
• Pothos polystachyus Engl. & K.Krause
• Pothos pugnax P.C.Boyce & S.Y.Wong
• Pothos remotiflorus Hook.
• Pothos repens (Lour.) Druce
• Pothos reptans Link & Otto ex Steud.
• Pothos roxburghii de Vriese
• Pothos rubescens Link & Otto ex Steud.
• Pothos salicifolius Ridl. ex Burkill & Holttum
• Pothos scandens L.
• Pothos tener Wall.
• Pothos thomsonianus Schott
• Pothos tirunelveliensis Sasikala & Reema Kumari
• Pothos touranensis Gagnep.
• Pothos venustus (Wall. ex C.DC.) A.Hay & P.C.Boyce
• Pothos versteegii Engl.
• Pothos vietnamensis V.D.Nguyen & P.C.Boyce
• Pothos volans P.C.Boyce & A.Hay
• Pothos zippelii Schott

Synonyms

• Batis Blanco
• Goniurus C.Presl
• Pedicellarum M.Hotta
• Tapanava Adans.

Unplaced Names

• Pothos barberianus var. wallichii Ridl.
• Pothos clemensii Elmer ex Merr.
• Pothos decurrens Wall.
• Pothos elongatus Mottet
• Pothos erythrurus Tausch
• Pothos gigantipes Buchet ex Gagnep.
• Pothos grandiflorus Steud.
• Pothos latifolius L.
• Pothos longus Ridl.
• Pothos lucidus hort. ex Kunth
• Pothos macrostachyus Zoll. & Moritzi
• Pothos marginatus Wall.
• Pothos membranulifer Walp.
• Pothos membranulifer de Vriese ex Engl.
• Pothos membranuliferus hort.
• Pothos nigricans Anon.
• Pothos nitens W.Bull
• Pothos oblongifolius Tausch
• Pothos paucinervius Ridl.
• Pothos pentaphylla Sims
• Pothos platynervron Desf.
• Pothos platynevron Desf.
• Pothos sanderianus Anon.
• Pothos spectabilis Anon.
• Pothos splendens hort. ex Gentil
• Pothos tener Schott
• Pothos umbraculifera de Vriese
• Pothos ventricosus Hoffmanns.
• Pothos viridis Parment. ex Steud.
• Pothos wallichii Hook.f.

Taxonomic References

• database : POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30071824-2 Govaerts R (ed.). 2024. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 12]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 15 January 2024].