Epipremnum aureum

Epipremnum aureum
Matured Epipremnum aureum or golden pothos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Epipremnum
Species:
E. aureum
Binomial name
Epipremnum aureum
Synonyms[1]
  • Epipremnum mooreense
    Nadeaud, 1899
  • Pothos aureus
    Linden & André, 1880
  • Rhaphidophora aurea
    (Linden & André) Birdsey, 1963
  • Scindapsus aureus
    (Linden & André) Engl., 1908

Epipremnum aureum is a species in the arum family Araceae, native to Mo'orea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.[1] The species is a popular houseplant in temperate regions but has also become naturalised in tropical and sub-tropical forests worldwide, including northern South Africa,[2] Australia, Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent, the Pacific Islands and the West Indies, where it has caused severe ecological damage in some cases.[2]

The plant has a number of common names including golden pothos, Ceylon creeper,[3] hunter's robe, ivy arum, silver vine, Solomon Islands ivy, and taro vine. It is also called devil's vine or devil's ivy because it is very hardy and stays green even when kept in the dark.[4] It is sometimes simply labelled Pothos, or mistakenly labelled as a Philodendron or Scindapsus in plant stores. It is commonly known as a money plant in many parts of Indian subcontinent.[5][6] It rarely flowers without artificial hormone supplements; the last known spontaneous flowering in cultivation was reported in 1964.[7]

The plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][8]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference POWO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Moodley, D.; Procheş, Ş.; Wilson, J.R.U. (2017-03-01). "Assessing and managing the threat posed by Epipremnum aureum in South Africa". South African Journal of Botany. 109: 178–188. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2016.12.005. ISSN 0254-6299.
  3. ^ a b "Epipremnum aureum". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  4. ^ Meshram, Srivastava, Anju, Nidhi (Apr–Jun 2014). "Molecular and physiological role of Epipermnum aureum". International Journal of Green Pharmacy. 8 (2): 73–76. doi:10.4103/0973-8258.129566.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "बरकत के साथ नुकसान भी कर सकता है मनी प्लांट, जानिए कैसे - Hindustan". Live Hindustan. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  6. ^ Kantho, Kaler. "বারান্দায় সবুজের মেলা | কালের কণ্ঠ". Kalerkantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  7. ^ Boyce, Peter. "A Review of Epipremnum (Araceae) in Cultivation" (PDF). aroid.org. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  8. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 35. Retrieved 6 February 2018.