Scindapsus pictus | |
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Scindapsus pictus. | |
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Example of "shingling" growth habit. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Scindapsus |
Species: | S. pictus
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Binomial name | |
Scindapsus pictus Hassk.
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Scindapsus pictus—commonly called satin pothos, silver pothos, or silver vine—is a species of flowering plant in the aroid or arum family, Araceae, native to Bangladesh, Borneo, India, Java, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan and Thailand.[2] The Latin specific epithet pictus means "painted", referring to the variegation on the leaves.[3]