Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAlismatales
FamilyAraceae
GenusEpipremnum
Scientific name with authorshipEpipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Epipremnum angustilobum K.KrauseEpipremnum crassifolium Engl.Epipremnum elegans Engl.Epipremnum elegans f. ternatensis Alderw.Epipremnum elegans subsp. ternatensis Alderw.Epipremnum formosanum HayataEpipremnum glaucicephalum ElmerEpipremnum merrillii Engl. & K.KrauseEpipremnum mirabile SchottEpipremnum mirabile f. eperforatum Engl.Epipremnum mirabile f. multisectum Engl.Epipremnum mirabile subsp. eperforatum Engl.Epipremnum mirabile subsp. multisectum Engl.Epipremnum pinnatum f. multisectum (Engl.) Engl.Epipremnum pinnatum subsp. multisectum (Engl.) Engl.Epipremnum robinsonii K.KrauseMonstera caudata (Roxb.) SchottMonstera dilacerata (K.Koch & Sello) K.KochMonstera pinnata (L.) SchottPhilodendron dilaceratum Engl.Philodendron nechodomae BrittonPhilodendron nechodomii BrittonPhilodendron pinnatum (L.) AndréPolypodium laciniatum Burm.f.Pothos caudatus Roxb.Pothos decursivus Wall.Pothos pinnatifidus Roxb.Pothos pinnatus L.Rhaphidophora caudata (Roxb.) SchottRhaphidophora crassifolia (Engl.) Alderw.Rhaphidophora cunninghamii SchottRhaphidophora dilacerata (K.Koch & Sello) K.KochRhaphidophora formosana (Hayata) M.HottaRhaphidophora laciniata (Burm.f.) Merr.Rhaphidophora lovellae F.M.BaileyRhaphidophora merrillii Engl.Rhaphidophora neocaledonica GuillauminRhaphidophora pertusa var. vitiensis (Schott) Engl.Rhaphidophora pinnata (L.) SchottRhaphidophora pinnatifida (Roxb.) SchottRhaphidophora rosenburghii FurtadoRhaphidophora vitiensis SchottRhaphidophora wallichii SchottScindapsus bipinnatifidus Teijsm. & Binn.Scindapsus caudatus (Roxb.) SchottScindapsus decursivus MoritziScindapsus dilaceratus K.Koch & SelloScindapsus forsteri Endl.Scindapsus pinnatifidus (Roxb.) SchottScindapsus pinnatus (L.) SchottTornelia dilacerata (K.Koch & Sello) Schott
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier87046-1
Use codesAF EU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.