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Taxon:  Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl.



Summary
Genus:
Epipremnum
Family:
Araceae
Subfamily:
Monsteroideae
Tribe:
Monstereae
Nomen number:
312725
Place of publication:
Pflanzenr. IV. 23B(Heft 37):60. 1908
Verified:
10/06/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Pothos pinnatus L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Epipremnum mirabile Schott
Philodendron nechodomae Britton
Rhaphidophora merrillii Engl.
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Reference(s)
  1. Boyce, P. C. 1998. The genus Epipremnum Schott (Araceae-Monsteroideae-Monstereae) in west and central Malesia. Blumea 43:201. URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
  2. Boyce, P. 2004. A review of Epipremnum (Araceae) in cultivation. Aroideana 27:206-207.
  3. Chen, L. M. J. & I. M. Turner. 1998. The use of Epipremnum pinnatum (Araceae) in Singapore in the treatment of cancer: an unreported application of a herbal medicine. Econ. Bot. 52:108-109. URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/12231
  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  5. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  6. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  7. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
  8. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: re. English common names
  9. Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae). URL: http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
  10. Hay, A. et al. 1995. Checklist & botanical bibliography of the aroids of Malesia, Australia, and the tropical western Pacific. Blumea suppl. 8
  11. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  12. Lucas, S. 2010. The Exotic Rainforest (on-line resource). accessed 1 Jul. URL: http://www.exoticrainforest.com/Epipremnum%20pinnatum%20pc.html
  13. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  14. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
Tongavine –
variegated-philodendron –
German
gefleckte Efeutute –
Transcribed Chinese
long wei cao –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanVolcano IslandsBonin (Ogasawara) Islands
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia n.e.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndiaAndaman and Nicobar Islands 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaKalimantan 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaLesser Sunda Islands 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaMaluku 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSulawesi 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaSingapore  
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaIndonesiaPapua Barat 
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaSolomon Islands  
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMarshall Islands  
1NativePacificSouth-Central PacificCook Islands  
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificSamoa  
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificTonga  
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificVanuatu  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Ryukyu Islands, Volcano Islands (Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands)], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India (n.e.)
  • PAPUASIA: Indonesia [Papua Barat], Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  • INDO-CHINA: India [Andaman and Nicobar Islands], Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Sumatera], Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland, Northern Territory]
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Marshall Islands
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: Cook Islands
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, New Caledonia, Tonga, Vanuatu, Samoa
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Medicinesfolklore Chen, L. M. J. & I. M. Turner. 1998. The use of Epipremnum pinnatum (Araceae) in Singapore in the treatment of cancer: an unreported application of a herbal medicine. Econ. Bot. 52:108-109. URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/12231
Weed in HawaiiLucas, S. 2010. The Exotic Rainforest (on-line resource). accessed 1 Jul. URL: http://www.exoticrainforest.com/Epipremnum%20pinnatum%20pc.html


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