PLANTS Profile for Epipremnum pinnatum (centipede tongavine)

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PLANTS Profile

Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl.
centipede tongavine

Symbol:

EPPI

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Araceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I


Other common names:
	pothos vine

More Information:

Synonyms:
Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl.

	EPAU	Epipremnum aureum (Lindl. & André) Bunting
	PHNE6	Philodendron nechodomii Britton
	POAU7	Pothos aurea Lindl. & André
	RHAU3	Rhaphidophora aurea (Lindl. & André) Birdsey
	SCAU3	Scindapsus aureus (Lindl. & André) Engl.

Distribution:
Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl.

View 29 genera in Araceae, 1 species in Epipremnum

Classification:
Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Arecidae
Order	Arales
Family	Araceae – Arum family
Genus	Epipremnum Schott – tongavine
Species	Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl. – centipede tongavine

U.S. Weed Information:
Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl.

centipede tongavine
pothos

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

FLEPPC

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.

Introduced Information:
Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502333.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Related Web Sites:
Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl.

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants: distribution map

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council: Invasive Plant List

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 04:59 PM CDT