Scindapsus officinalis

Scindapsus officinalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Monsteroideae
Genus: Scindapsus
Species: Scindapsus officinalis

Name

Scindapsus officinalis (Roxb.) Schott Melet. Bot. 21, 1832

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pothos officinalis Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 452 (1820).
• Homotypic
  • Monstera officinalis (Roxb.) Schott, Wiener Z. Kunst 4: 1028 (1830).
• Heterotypic
  • Scindapsus annamicus Gagnep., Notul. Syst. (Paris) 9: 139 (1941).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie Andaman Is.; Assam; Bangladesh; Cambodia; East Himalaya; India; Laos; Myanmar; Nepal; Thailand; Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schott, H.W. in Schott, H. & Endlicher, S.L. 1832. Meletemata Botanica 21.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Scindapsus officinalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Scindapsus officinalis. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 13 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Scindapsus officinalis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 13.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Scindapsus officinalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Scindapsus officinalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

தமிழ்: யானைத்திப்பிலி

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