Scindapsus


Scindapsus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, and a few western Pacific islands. The species Scindapsus pictus is common in cultivation.
Scindapsus is not easily distinguishable from Epipremnum. The main difference between the two genera is in the number of seeds they produce. Scindapsus species have one ovule in each ovary whereas Epipremnum species have a few. The seeds of Scindapsus are rounded to slightly kidney-shaped. The plants are primarily root climbing vines.

History of the name

Claudius Aelianus, uses the word in relation to an Indian musical instrument used for taming the wild elephants.

Species

Scindapsus alpinus Alderw. - SumatraScindapsus altissimus Alderw. - Queensland, New Guinea, Solomon IslandsScindapsus beccarii Engl. - Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular MalaysiaScindapsus carolinensis Hosok. - Chuuk Islands in MicronesiaScindapsus coriaceus Engl. - BorneoScindapsus crassipes Engl. - BorneoScindapsus curranii Engl. & K.Krause - Sabah, PhilippinesScindapsus cuscuaria C.Presl - Nicobar Islands, Philippines, Maluku, JavaScindapsus cuscuarioides Engl. & K.Krause - New GuineaScindapsus falcifolius Engl. - SulawesiScindapsus geniculatus Engl. - SarawakScindapsus glaucescens Alderw. - BorneoScindapsus grandifolius Engl. - described 1898 from material cultivated at botanical garden in Bogor; probably now extinctScindapsus hederaceus Miq. - Indochina, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Philippines Scindapsus javanicus Alderw. - JavaScindapsus latifolius M.Hotta - BorneoScindapsus longipes Engl. - Brunei, SarawakScindapsus longistipitatus Merr. - BorneoScindapsus lucens Bogner & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra, Peninsular MalaysiaScindapsus maclurei Merr. & F.P.Metcalf - Hainan, Vietnam, Laos, ThailandScindapsus mamilliferus Alderw. - BorneoScindapsus marantifolius Miq. - JavaScindapsus officinalis Schott - India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Assam, Nepal, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam Scindapsus perakensis Hook.f. - Bangladesh, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra Scindapsus pictus Hassk. - Bangladesh, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, PhilippinesScindapsus roseus Alderw. - SumatraScindapsus rupestris Ridl. - Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, SumatraScindapsus salomoniensis Engl. & K.Krause - Solomon IslandsScindapsus schlechteri K.Krause - Papua New GuineaScindapsus scortechinii Hook.f. - Bangladesh, Thailand, Peninsular MalaysiaScindapsus splendidus Alderw. - SumatraScindapsus subcordatus Engl. & K.Krause - Papua New GuineaScindapsus suffruticosus Alderw. - SumatraScindapsus sumatranus P.C.Boyce & A.Hay - SumatraScindapsus treubii Engl. - Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java

Formerly classified

Scindapsus aureus - Now classified as ''Epipremnum aureum''