Epipremnum pinnatum
COMMON NAME | Centipede tongavine, Dragon Tail Plant |
TYPE | Vine |
FAMILY | Araceae |
NOTES | Many
people confuse Epipremnum pinnatum with several Monstera species for which it
looks similar too. This confusion has
resulted in 24 other known synonym names as juvenile and adult foliage vary
considerably as they grow through both morphogenesis and natural variation. A
climbing plant, sometimes epiphytic, capable of producing stems 30 - 50
metres long growing high into the canopy of trees |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | E. Asia - China, Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar,
Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Phillipines to New
Guinea, Australia, W. Pacific. |
NATIVE
HABITAT | A
hemiepiphytic vine, climbing on the trunks of trees and into the forest
canopy, primarily in disturbed areas and along roadsides. |
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