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Scindapsus officinalis Schott

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Araceae > Scindapsus

Characteristics

A climbing shrub. It attaches to and feeds from other plants. It roots freely from the stem. It is marked with annual scars of fallen leaves. The leaves are stalked. They are 12-25 cm long by 7-15 cm wide. They are oval and taper to the tip. They sheath the base. The base is oblique and rounded or can be heart shaped. The flowers are yellowish. The fruit is a berry. It is fleshy.
Life form perennial
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Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

In Nepal it grows to about 1200 m altitude. It trails on tree trunks and branches.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The roasted seeds are eaten. The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Uses material medicinal
Edible leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Analgesics (fruit), Anthelmintics (fruit), Antirheumatic agents (fruit), Aphrodisiacs (fruit), Asthma (fruit), Diarrhea (fruit), Expectorants (fruit), Flatulence (fruit), General tonic for rejuvenation (fruit), Diaphoretic (fruit), Appetite stimulants (root), Tuberculosis (root), Hypoglycemic agents (shoot), Aphrodisiac (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Chancre (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Hyperglycemia (unspecified), Pleuritis (unspecified), Pneumonia (unspecified), Protisticide (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Scabies (unspecified), Septicemia (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified), Urticaria (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Ache(Stomach) (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Cholera (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Aphrodisiacs (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Expectorants (unspecified), Flatulence (unspecified), Helminthiasis (unspecified), Laryngeal diseases (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed or root offshoots.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Scindapsus officinalis world distribution map, present in Andorra, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:88899-1
WFO ID wfo-0000307271
COL ID 4VKGG
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Scindapsus officinalis Monstera officinalis Pothos officinalis Scindapsus annamicus
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