Scindapsus

Scindapsus
Scindapsus pictus var. argyreus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Subfamily:	Monsteroideae
Tribe:	Monstereae
Genus:	Scindapsus Schott
Synonyms [1]
CuscuariaSchott

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. ^{[1] [2] [3]} 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. ^[4]

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. ^[5]

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

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected plant Families
2. Govaerts, 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.
3. Mansor, M., Boyce, P.C., Othman, A.S. & Sulaiman, B. (2012). The Araceae of peninsular Malaysia: 1-146. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia.
4. Flora of China Vol. 23 Page 15, 藤芋属 teng yu shu, Scindapsus Schott in Schott & Endlicher, Melet. Bot. 21. 1832.
5. Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family [ILLUSTRATED]. Timber Press. ISBN   0-88192-485-7