Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Pothos scandens
Scientific Name and Description
Pothos scandens L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Tapanava rheedei Hassk.
Tapanava indica Raf.
Pothos zollingerianus Schott
Pothos zollingeri Engl.
Pothos scandens var. zollingerianus
Pothos scandens var. zeylanicus
Pothos scandens var. sumatranus
Pothos scandens var. helferianus
Pothos scandens var. cognatus
Pothos scandens f. angustior
Pothos microphyllus C.Presl
Pothos longifolius C.Presl
Pothos leptospadix de Vriese
Pothos horsfieldii Miq.
Pothos hermaphroditus (Blanco) Merr.
Pothos fallax Schott
Pothos exiguiflorus Schott
Pothos decipiens Schott
Pothos cognatus Schott
Pothos chapelieri Schott
Pothos angustifolius Reinw. ex Miq.
Pothos angustifolius (Raf.) C.Presl
Podospadix angustifolia Raf.
Batis hermaphrodita Blanco
Tapanava indica Raf.
Pothos zollingerianus Schott
Pothos zollingeri Engl.
Pothos scandens var. zollingerianus
Pothos scandens var. zeylanicus
Pothos scandens var. sumatranus
Pothos scandens var. helferianus
Pothos scandens var. cognatus
Pothos scandens f. angustior
Pothos microphyllus C.Presl
Pothos longifolius C.Presl
Pothos leptospadix de Vriese
Pothos horsfieldii Miq.
Pothos hermaphroditus (Blanco) Merr.
Pothos fallax Schott
Pothos exiguiflorus Schott
Pothos decipiens Schott
Pothos cognatus Schott
Pothos chapelieri Schott
Pothos angustifolius Reinw. ex Miq.
Pothos angustifolius (Raf.) C.Presl
Podospadix angustifolia Raf.
Batis hermaphrodita Blanco
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Kannada | adhika beeluballi, adike beelu balli, adike beelu soppu, adikebiluballi, adke beelu balli, adkebiluballi, agachoppu, agechoppu, appachhi balli, arkeburu, murugina beelu |
| Malayalam | ana-parua, anaparua, anapparuva |
| Marathi | bendarli |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Pothos scandens L
Habit- Climber
Parts used - Whole plan
Application - Delivery wounds; skin allergy; herpes; abscesses; diarrhoea; muscle catch; cancer; small pox; sprains; bone fracture; asthma
Treatment - General; women
References - Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2005, Lingaraju et al. 2013
References
Literature
Literature
Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2005
Lingaraju et al. 2013
A Contribution to the Flora of Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh Author - A S Chauhan, K P Singh, D K Singh
Flora of Maharashrta State (Monocotyledons) Author - Ed B D Sharma, S Karthikeyan, N P Singh
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
The Flora of Orissa Vol IV Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Pothos scandens. (2022, April 5). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pothos_scandens