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Pothos L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 968 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

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) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200030903
Goniurus C.Presl Epimel. Bot. : 244 (1851) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000016016
Pedicellarum M.Hotta Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 27: 61 (1976) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000028410
Tapanava Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 470 (1763) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000037544

Species in Pothos ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

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) Link to external nomenclature reference 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. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001357368
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos decurrens Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] p. 215, n. 4437, sphalm. 1831 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001084139
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos elongatus Mottet Dict. Prat. Hort. 4: 312 (1896-1897) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000047527
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos erythrurus Tausch Flora 19: 425 (1836) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000281292
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos grandiflorus Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 391, sphalm. 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001084140
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos latifolius L. Herb. Amb. : 25 (1754) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000281340
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos longus Ridl. J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 44: 188 (1905) Link to external nomenclature reference 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] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001084141
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos macrostachyus Zoll. & Moritzi Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 2: 83 (1854) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000281364
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos marginatus Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 4448. 1831 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001084142
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos membranulifer Walp. Ann. Bot. Syst. 1: 762 (1849) Link to external nomenclature reference 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] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001084143
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos membranuliferus hort. Spaarn-Bergens. 41; ex Walp. Ann. i. 762. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000281368
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos nigricans Anon. Catal. Compt. Contin. Hortic. 1886: 8 (1886) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000281381
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos nitens W.Bull Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 1887: 11 (1887) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000281383
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos oblongifolius Tausch Flora 19: 425 (1836) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000281385
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos paucinervius Ridl. J. Malayan Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 1: 105 (1923) Link to external nomenclature reference 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) Link to external nomenclature reference 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) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000281439
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos spectabilis Anon. Gard. Chron. 1869: 587 (1869) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000281456
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos splendens hort. ex Gentil Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 160 (1907), nomen. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001357371
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos tener Schott Aroideae : 24 (1856) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000281464
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos umbraculifera de Vriese Hort. Spaarn-Berg. : 41 (1839) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000281471
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos ventricosus Hoffmanns. Verz. Pfl.-Kult. : 102 (1824) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000281474
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos venustus (Wall. ex C.DC.) A.Hay & P.C.Boyce Aroideana 45(1): 264. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000030887
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos viridis Parment. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 391, nomen. 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001357372
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pothos wallichii Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India 6: 553 (1893) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000281478