Epipremnum pinnatum

Centipede tongavine
Wild Epipremnum pinnatum in the Philippines showing both pinnately-divided mature leaves and entire young leaves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Epipremnum
Species:
E. pinnatum
Binomial name
Epipremnum pinnatum
(L.) Engl., 1908
Synonyms[1]
Numerous
  • Epipremnum angustilobum
    K.Krause, 1911
  • Epipremnum elegans
    Engl., 1879
  • Epipremnum elegans f. ternatensis
    Alderw., 1922
  • Epipremnum formosanum
    Hayata, 1915
  • Epipremnum glaucicephalum
    Elmer, 1938 [invalid]
  • Epipremnum merrillii
    Engl. & K.Krause, 1908
  • Epipremnum mirabile
    Schott, 1858
  • Epipremnum mirabile f. eperforatum
    Engl., 1898
  • Epipremnum mirabile f. multisectum
    Engl., 1898
  • Epipremnum pinnatum f. multisectum
    (Engl.) Engl., 1908
  • Epipremnum robinsonii
    K.Krause, 1912
  • Monstera caudata
    (Roxb.) Schott, 1830
  • Monstera dilacerata
    (K.Koch & Sello) K.Koch, 1855
  • Monstera pinnata
    (L.) Schott, 1830
  • Philodendron dilaceratum
    Engl., 1879
  • Philodendron nechodomae
    Britton, 1926
  • Polypodium laciniatum
    Burm.f., 1768
  • Pothos caudatus
    Roxb., 1820
  • Pothos decursivus
    Wall., 1831 [Illegitimate]
  • Pothos pinnatifidus
    Roxb., 1820
  • Pothos pinnatus
    L., 1763
  • Rhaphidophora caudata
    (Roxb.) Schott, 1860
  • Rhaphidophora cunninghamii
    Schott, 1861
  • Rhaphidophora dilacerata
    (K.Koch & Sello) K.Koch, 1864
  • Rhaphidophora formosana
    (Hayata) M.Hotta, 1970 [Illegitimate]
  • Rhaphidophora laciniata
    (Burm.f.) Merr., 1921
  • Rhaphidophora lovellae
    F.M.Bailey, 1897
  • Rhaphidophora merrillii
    Engl., 1905
  • Rhaphidophora neocaledonica
    Guillaumin, 1937
  • Rhaphidophora pertusa var. vitiensis
    (Schott) Engl.
  • Rhaphidophora pinnata
    (L.) Schott, 1857
  • Rhaphidophora pinnatifida
    (Roxb.) Schott, 1857
  • Rhaphidophora vitiensis
    Schott, 1861
  • Rhaphidophora wallichii
    Schott, 1860
  • Scindapsus bipinnatifidus
    Teijsm. & Binn., 1866
  • Scindapsus caudatus
    (Roxb.) Schott, 1832
  • Scindapsus decursivus
    Moritzi, 1854 [Illegitimate]
  • Scindapsus dilaceratus
    K.Koch & Sello, 1853
  • Scindapsus forsteri
    Endl., 1836
  • Scindapsus pinnatifidus
    (Roxb.) Schott, 1832
  • Scindapsus pinnatus
    (L.) Schott, 1832
  • Tornelia dilacerata
    (K.Koch & Sello) Schott, 1860

Epipremnum pinnatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. It has many common names, including centipede tongavine, taro vine, silver vine and dragon-tail plant. In the Philippines, it is known in Tagalog as tibatib.

Epipremnum pinnatum starts life on the ground and climbs up trees in its natural forest environment, transitioning to an epiphytic lifestyle over time. It exhibits foliage dimorphism, where juvenile leaves look different from mature leaves of the same plant. [2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference theplantlist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "NParks | Epipremnum pinnatum". www.nparks.gov.sg. Retrieved 2024-04-29.