Pothos | |
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Pothos repens 1900 illustration |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Subfamily: | Pothoideae |
Tribe: | Potheae |
Genus: |
Pothos L. |
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Pothos is a genus of flowering plants in the Araceae family. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Australia, New Guinea, Southeast Asia, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
The common houseplant Epipremnum aureum, also known as the "Pothos", was once classified under the genus Pothos.