Scindapsus officinalis

Scindapsus officinalis (Roxb.) Schott, Melet. Bot. 21 1832. (Syn: Monstera officinalis (Roxb.) Schott; Pothos officinalis Roxb.; Scindapsus annamicus Gagnep.);

Andaman Is.; Assam; Bangladesh; Cambodia; East Himalaya; India; Laos; Myanmar; Nepal; Thailand; Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life;

Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China as per WCSP;
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Scindapsus officinalis (Roxb.) Schott: 9 very high res. images.

Location: Surkhet, West Nepal

Altitude: 599m.

Date: 28 August 2021

Habit : Wild

Correct Nepali Names : कान चिर्नु Kaan Chirnu / ठुलेा पिपला Thoolo Pipalaa / गज पिप्ला Gaj Piplaa

24.9.25PKD1: Id pls collected from Khurda Odisha on Sept 2025: 1 high res. image.

Scindapsus officinalis (Roxb.) Schott

Id help please (mixed thread): 11 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (3)- around 900 kb each.
Large climber or we can say epiphyte. With strange fruiting or cone-like structure. Tripura Sepahijala 2018 December.

Rhaphidophora sp.??

To me appears to be some Scindapsus species, as per details herein.
Looks different from Rhaphidophora species.

Only one sp. Scindapsus officinalis (Roxb.) Schott is found in Tripura.

Scindapsus officinalis (Roxb.) Schott

References:
POWO The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP GRIN India Biodiversity Portal Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal

Updated on October 15, 2026