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.Kew World Checklist of Selected plant FamiliesGovaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Mansor, M., Boyce, P.C., Othman, A.S. & Sulaiman, B. (2012). The Araceae of peninsular Malaysia: 1-146. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia. 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.Flora of China Vol. 23 Page 15, 藤芋属 teng yu shu, Scindapsus Schott in Schott & Endlicher, Melet. Bot. 21. 1832.
History of the name Claudius Aelianus (Aelian, 2-3 cc., De Natura Animalium XII.44-46, XVII.18), uses the word in relation to an Indian musical instrument used for taming the wild elephants.Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family [ILLUSTRATED]. Timber Press.
Species Scindapsus alpinus Alderw. - Sumatra Scindapsus altissimus Alderw. - Queensland, New Guinea, Solomon Islands Scindapsus beccarii Engl. - Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia Scindapsus carolinensis Hosok. - Chuuk Islands in Micronesia Scindapsus coriaceus Engl. - Borneo Scindapsus crassipes Engl. - Borneo Scindapsus curranii Engl. & K.Krause - Sabah, Philippines Scindapsus cuscuaria (Aubl.) C.Presl - Nicobar Islands, Philippines, Maluku, Java Scindapsus cuscuarioides Engl. & K.Krause - New Guinea Scindapsus falcifolius Engl. - Sulawesi Scindapsus geniculatus Engl. - Sarawak Scindapsus glaucescens (Engl. & K.Krause) Alderw. - Borneo Scindapsus grandifolius Engl. - described 1898 from material cultivated at botanical garden in Bogor; probably now extinct Scindapsus hederaceus Miq. - Indochina, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Philippines Scindapsus javanicus Alderw. - Java Scindapsus latifolius M.Hotta - Borneo Scindapsus longipes Engl. - Brunei, Sarawak Scindapsus longistipitatus Merr. - Borneo Scindapsus lucens Bogner & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia Scindapsus maclurei (Merr.) Merr. & F.P.Metcalf - Hainan, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand Scindapsus mamilliferus Alderw. - Borneo Scindapsus marantifolius Miq. - Java Scindapsus officinalis (Roxb.) 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, Philippines Scindapsus roseus Alderw. - Sumatra Scindapsus rupestris Ridl. - Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra Scindapsus salomoniensis Engl. & K.Krause - Solomon Islands Scindapsus schlechteri K.Krause - Papua New Guinea Scindapsus scortechinii Hook.f. - Bangladesh, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia Scindapsus splendidus Alderw. - Sumatra Scindapsus subcordatus Engl. & K.Krause - Papua New Guinea Scindapsus suffruticosus Alderw. - Sumatra Scindapsus sumatranus (Schott) P.C.Boyce & A.Hay - Sumatra Scindapsus treubii Engl. - Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java
Formerly classified Scindapsus aureus - Now classified as Epipremnum aureum
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