Taxon: Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl.

Summary

Genus:

Epipremnum

Family:

Araceae

Subfamily:

Monsteroideae

Tribe:

Monstereae

Nomen number:

312725

Place of publication:

Pflanzenr. IV. 23B(Heft 37):60. 1908

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22040641

Verified:

10/06/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

8 (2 active, 2 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Pothos pinnatus L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Epipremnum mirabile Schott
Philodendron nechodomae Britton
Rhaphidophora merrillii Engl.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Boyce, P. C. 1998. The genus Epipremnum Schott (Araceae-Monsteroideae-Monstereae) in west and central Malesia. Blumea 43:201.
Boyce, P. 2004. A review of Epipremnum (Araceae) in cultivation. Aroideana 27:206-207.
Chen, L. M. J. & I. M. Turner. 1998. The use of Epipremnum pinnatum (Araceae) in Singapore in the treatment of cancer: an unreported application of a herbal medicine. Econ. Bot. 52:108-109.
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1392. Note: re. English common names
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
Hay, A. et al. 1995. Checklist & botanical bibliography of the aroids of Malesia, Australia, and the tropical western Pacific. Blumea suppl. 8
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Lucas, S. 2010. The Exotic Rainforest (on-line resource). accessed 1 Jul.
Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Zuluaga, A. et al. 2019. Systematics, biogeography, and morphological character evolution of the hemiepiphytic subfamily Monsteroideae (Araceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 104:33-48. DOI: 10.3417/2018269.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	Tongavine	1	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1392. Note: re. English common names
English	variegated-philodendron	1	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1392. Note: re. English common names
German	gefleckte Efeutute	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1392. Note: re. English common names
Transcribed Chinese	long wei cao	2	Chen, L. M. J. & I. M. Turner. 1998. The use of Epipremnum pinnatum (Araceae) in Singapore in the treatment of cancer: an unreported application of a herbal medicine. Econ. Bot. 52:108-109.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Ryukyu Islands		Boyce, P. C. 1998. The genus Epipremnum Schott (Araceae-Monsteroideae-Monstereae) in west and central Malesia. Blumea 43:201.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Volcano Islands	Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands	Boyce, P. C. 1998. The genus Epipremnum Schott (Araceae-Monsteroideae-Monstereae) in west and central Malesia. Blumea 43:201.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bangladesh			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India		n.e.	Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	India	Andaman and Nicobar Islands		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Laos			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia	Jawa		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia	Kalimantan		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia	Lesser Sunda Islands		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia	Maluku		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia	Sulawesi		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia	Sumatera		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Singapore			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Papuasia	Indonesia	Papua		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Papuasia	Papua New Guinea			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Papuasia	Solomon Islands			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Northern Territory		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Pacific	Northwestern Pacific	Marshall Islands			Boyce, P. C. 1998. The genus Epipremnum Schott (Araceae-Monsteroideae-Monstereae) in west and central Malesia. Blumea 43:201.
1	Native	Pacific	South-Central Pacific	Cook Islands			Boyce, P. C. 1998. The genus Epipremnum Schott (Araceae-Monsteroideae-Monstereae) in west and central Malesia. Blumea 43:201.
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Fiji			Boyce, P. C. 1998. The genus Epipremnum Schott (Araceae-Monsteroideae-Monstereae) in west and central Malesia. Blumea 43:201.
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	New Caledonia			Boyce, P. C. 1998. The genus Epipremnum Schott (Araceae-Monsteroideae-Monstereae) in west and central Malesia. Blumea 43:201.
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Samoa			Boyce, P. C. 1998. The genus Epipremnum Schott (Araceae-Monsteroideae-Monstereae) in west and central Malesia. Blumea 43:201.
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Tonga			Boyce, P. C. 1998. The genus Epipremnum Schott (Araceae-Monsteroideae-Monstereae) in west and central Malesia. Blumea 43:201.
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Vanuatu			Boyce, P. C. 1998. The genus Epipremnum Schott (Araceae-Monsteroideae-Monstereae) in west and central Malesia. Blumea 43:201.
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Ryukyu Islands, Volcano Islands (Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands)], Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India (n.e.)
PAPUASIA: Indonesia [Papua], Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
INDO-CHINA: India [Andaman and Nicobar Islands], Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa, Kalimantan, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatera], Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland, Northern Territory]

Pacific

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Marshall Islands
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: Cook Islands
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, New Caledonia, Tonga, Vanuatu, Samoa

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Boyce, P. C. 1998. The genus Epipremnum Schott (Araceae-Monsteroideae-Monstereae) in west and central Malesia. Blumea 43:201.
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Environmental	ornamental		Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Medicines	folklore		Chen, L. M. J. & I. M. Turner. 1998. The use of Epipremnum pinnatum (Araceae) in Singapore in the treatment of cancer: an unreported application of a herbal medicine. Econ. Bot. 52:108-109.
Weed		in Hawaii	Lucas, S. 2010. The Exotic Rainforest (on-line resource). accessed 1 Jul.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=312725. Accessed 15 April 2026.