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June 2024

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genus

Pothos L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 968 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000031038.

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Synonyms of Pothos

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Batis Blanco Fl. Filip. : 791 (1837) wfo-1200030903
Goniurus C.Presl Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. , ser. 5, 6: 604 (1851) wfo-4000016016
Pedicellarum M.Hotta Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 27: 61 (1976) wfo-4000028410
Tapanava Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 470 (1763) wfo-4000037544

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Pothos:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos barberianus var. wallichii Ridl. Mat. Fl. Malay. Penins. 3: 49 (1907) wfo-0000839610
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos clemensii Elmer ex Merr. Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. i. 173 (1922), in obs., pro syn. wfo-0001357368
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos decurrens Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] p. 215, n. 4437, sphalm. 1831 wfo-0001084139
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos elongatus Mottet Dict. Prat. Hort. 4: 312 (1896-1897) wfo-1000047527
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos erythrurus Tausch Flora 19: 425 (1836) wfo-0000281292
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos gigantipes Buchet ex Gagnep. Fl. Gén. Indo-Chine 6: 1085, sine descr. lat. 1942 wfo-0001084150
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos grandiflorus Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 391, sphalm. 1841 wfo-0001084140
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos latifolius L. Herb. Amb. : 25 (1754) wfo-0000281340
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos longus Ridl. J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 44: 188 (1905) wfo-0000281356
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos lucidus hort. ex Kunth Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 3: 73. 1841 [23-29 May 1841] wfo-0001084141
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos macrostachyus Zoll. & Moritzi Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 2: 83 (1854) wfo-0000281364
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos marginatus Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 4448. 1831 wfo-0001084142
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos membranulifer Walp. Ann. Bot. Syst. 1: 762 (1849) wfo-1200030939
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos membranulifer de Vriese ex Engl. Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 2: 196. 1879 [Sep 1879] wfo-0001084143
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos membranuliferus hort. Spaarn-Bergens. 41; ex Walp. Ann. i. 762. wfo-0000281368
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos nigricans Anon. Catal. Compt. Contin. Hortic. 1886: 8 (1886) wfo-0000281381
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos nitens W.Bull Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 1887: 11 (1887) wfo-0000281383
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos oblongifolius Tausch Flora 19: 425 (1836) wfo-0000281385
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos paucinervius Ridl. J. Malayan Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 1: 105 (1923) wfo-0000281399
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos pentaphylla Sims Bot. Mag. 34: t. 1375 1811 wfo-0001250911
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos platynervron Desf. Tabl. École Bot. , ed. 3: 8 (1829) wfo-0001084145
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos platynevron Desf. Tabl. École Bot. , ed. 3: 8 (1829) wfo-0000281413
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos sanderianus Anon. Gard. Chron. , n.s., 21: 711 (1884) wfo-0000281439
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos spectabilis Anon. Gard. Chron. 1869: 587 (1869) wfo-0000281456
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos splendens hort. ex Gentil Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 160 (1907), nomen. wfo-0001357371
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos tener Schott Aroideae : 24 (1856) wfo-0000281464
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos umbraculifera de Vriese Hort. Spaarn-Berg. : 41 (1839) wfo-0000281471
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos ventricosus Hoffmanns. Verz. Pfl.-Kult. : 102 (1824) wfo-0000281474
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos viridis Parment. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 391, nomen. 1841 wfo-0001357372
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos wallichii Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India 6: 553 (1893) wfo-0000281478