Scindapsus

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
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]
Cuscuaria Schott

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

1. Scindapsus alpinus Alderw. - Sumatra
2. Scindapsus altissimus Alderw. - Queensland, New Guinea, Solomon Islands
3. Scindapsus beccarii Engl. - Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia
4. Scindapsus carolinensis Hosok. - Chuuk Islands in Micronesia
5. Scindapsus coriaceus Engl. - Borneo
6. Scindapsus crassipes Engl. - Borneo
7. Scindapsus curranii Engl. & K.Krause - Sabah, Philippines
8. Scindapsus cuscuaria (Aubl.) C.Presl - Nicobar Islands, Philippines, Maluku, Java
9. Scindapsus cuscuarioides Engl. & K.Krause - New Guinea
10. Scindapsus falcifolius Engl. - Sulawesi
11. Scindapsus geniculatus Engl. - Sarawak
12. Scindapsus glaucescens (Engl. & K.Krause) Alderw. - Borneo
13. Scindapsus grandifolius Engl. - described 1898 from material cultivated at botanical garden in Bogor; probably now extinct
14. Scindapsus hederaceus Miq. - Indochina, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Philippines
15. Scindapsus javanicus Alderw. - Java
16. Scindapsus latifolius M.Hotta - Borneo
17. Scindapsus longipes Engl. - Brunei, Sarawak
18. Scindapsus longistipitatus Merr. - Borneo
19. Scindapsus lucens Bogner & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
20. Scindapsus maclurei (Merr.) Merr. & F.P.Metcalf - Hainan, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand
21. Scindapsus mamilliferus Alderw. - Borneo
22. Scindapsus marantifolius Miq. - Java
23. Scindapsus officinalis (Roxb.) Schott - India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Assam, Nepal, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam
24. Scindapsus perakensis Hook.f. - Bangladesh, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra
25. Scindapsus pictus Hassk. - Bangladesh, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Philippines
26. Scindapsus roseus Alderw. - Sumatra
27. Scindapsus rupestris Ridl. - Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
28. Scindapsus salomoniensis Engl. & K.Krause - Solomon Islands
29. Scindapsus schlechteri K.Krause - Papua New Guinea
30. Scindapsus scortechinii Hook.f. - Bangladesh, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia
31. Scindapsus splendidus Alderw. - Sumatra
32. Scindapsus subcordatus Engl. & K.Krause - Papua New Guinea
33. Scindapsus suffruticosus Alderw. - Sumatra
34. Scindapsus sumatranus (Schott) P.C.Boyce & A.Hay - Sumatra
35. Scindapsus treubii Engl. - Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java

Formerly classified

Scindapsus aureus - Now classified as Epipremnum aureum