Pothos chinensis, also known as Chinese pothos,[2] is a climbing plant species in the family Araceae, native to the Indian subcontinent, southern China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and the Nansei Islands of Japan.[3] It is a root-climbing liana that can reach up to 10 m in length, with ovate to lanceolate leaves that show distinctive intramarginal venation. The plant produces green to white spathes with a globose to ovoid spadix, and its fruits ripen from green to scarlet. It occurs primarily in wet tropical biomes and flowers and fruits throughout the year.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Pothos |
| Species: | P. chinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pothos chinensis (Raf.) Merr.[1] | |
References
edit- ↑ "Pothos chinensis (Raf.) Merr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ↑ "Chinese Pothos (Pothos chinensis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ↑ "Pothos chinensis in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
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