Climbing Aroid

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Pothos scandens

Climbing Aroid, a reference photo
Photo: Vinayaraj · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Pothos scandens is a climbing tropical forest plant in the calla lily family Araceae. It is the type species of the genus Pothos. No subspecies are recorded in the Catalogue of Life. Its leaves are like those of the makrut lime Citrus hystrix, with the petiole expanded into a cladode with a single terminal leaflet

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Climbing Aroid being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Pothos
Species
Pothos scandens

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