''Scindapsus'' is a

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of flowering plants in the

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Araceae The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe (or leaf-like bract). Also ...

. It is native to Southeast Asia,

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, and a few western

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/ref> The species '' Scindapsus pictus'' is common in cultivation. ''Scindapsus'' is not easily distinguishable from ''

Epipremnum ''Epipremnum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Araceae, found in tropics, tropical forests from China, the Himalayas, and Southeast Asia to Australia the western Pacific. They are evergreen perennial plant, perennia ...

''. The main difference between the two genera is in the number of seeds they produce. ''Scindapsus'' species have one

ovule In seed plants, the ovule is the structure that gives rise to and contains the female reproductive cells. It consists of three parts: the ''integument'', forming its outer layer, the ''nucellus'' (or remnant of the sporangium, megasporangium), ...

in each

ovary The ovary () is a gonad in the female reproductive system that produces ova; when released, an ovum travels through the fallopian tube/ oviduct into the uterus. There is an ovary on the left and the right side of the body. The ovaries are end ...

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.
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History of the name

Claudius Aelianus Claudius Aelianus (; ), commonly Aelian (), born at Praeneste, was a Roman author and teacher of rhetoric who flourished under Septimius Severus and probably outlived Elagabalus, who died in 222. He spoke Greek so fluently that he was called "h ...

(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 LLUSTRATED 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 ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' Engl. - Sulawesi * ''

Scindapsus geniculatus ''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 ...

'' Engl. - Sarawak * ''

Scindapsus glaucescens ''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 ...

'' (Engl. & K.Krause) Alderw. - Borneo * ''

Scindapsus grandifolius ''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 ...

'' Engl. - described 1898 from material cultivated at botanical garden in Bogor; probably now extinct * ''

Scindapsus hederaceus ''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 ...

'' Miq. - Indochina, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Philippines * ''

Scindapsus javanicus ''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 ...

'' Alderw. - Java * ''

Scindapsus latifolius ''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 ...

'' M.Hotta - Borneo * ''

Scindapsus longipes ''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 ...

'' Engl. - Brunei, Sarawak * ''

Scindapsus longistipitatus ''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 ...

'' Merr. - Borneo * ''

Scindapsus lucens ''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 ...

'' 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 ''Scindapsus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), 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. ''Sci ...

'' 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 ''Epipremnum aureum'' is a species in the arum family Araceae, native to Mo'orea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. The species is a popular houseplant in temperate regions but has also become naturalised in tropical and sub-tropical fo ...

References

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