Pothos paiei is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. It is a climber endemic to the island of Borneo.[1]

Pothos paiei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Pothoideae
Tribe: Potheae
Genus: Pothos
Species:
P. paiei
Binomial name
Pothos paiei
(M.Hotta) S.Y.Wong, A.Hay & P.C.Boyce (2020)
Synonyms[1]

Pedicellarum paiei M.Hotta (1976)

The species was first described in 1976 as Pedicellarum paiei, and placed in the monotypic genus Pedicellarum.[2][3] The species was renamed Pothos paiei in 2020 when the genus Pedicellarum was subsumed into genus Pothos.

References

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  1. ^ a b Pothos paiei (M.Hotta) S.Y.Wong, A.Hay & P.C.Boyce. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family [ILLUSTRATED]. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7
  3. ^ Boyce, P. C. and Hay, A. D. (2001) A taxonomic revision of Araceae tribe Potheae (Pothos, Pothoidium and Pedicellarum) for Malesia, Australia and the tropical Western Pacific. Telopea 9(3) : 449-571.