Pothos L. sec CATE Araceae, 2009 urn:lsid:cate-araceae.org:taxon:5cbec001-6bfb-1014-a918-dc439151c9e5
L. 1753. Sp. Pl.. 968
Distinguishing Features
Evergreen,climbing hemiepiphytes with tough woody stems; leaves distichous; petiole geniculate apically, broad, flattened, blade-like and lacking sheath, or normal with sheath (sometimes very reduced); leaf blade linear-lanceolate to elliptic, fine venation reticulate; spadix globose to cylindric, sessile to long-stipitate; flowers bisexual, periogoniate, densely or laxly arranged. Differs from Pedicellarum in having sessile flowers with free tepals (very rarely united basally). Differs from Pothoidium in having 3-locular ovaries and inflorescences always axillary.
Distribution
W. Indian Ocean, Trop. & Subtrop Asia to SW. Pacific.
