| Centipede tongavine
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| Wild Epipremnum pinnatum in the Philippines showing both pinnately-divided mature leaves and entire young leaves
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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| Clade:
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Angiosperms
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| Clade:
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Monocots
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| Order:
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Alismatales
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| Family:
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Araceae
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| Genus:
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Epipremnum
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| Species:
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E. pinnatum
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| Binomial name
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Epipremnum pinnatum
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| Synonyms
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Numerous
- Epipremnum angustilobum
K.Krause, 1911
- Epipremnum elegans
Engl., 1879
- Epipremnum elegans f. ternatensis
Alderw., 1922
- Epipremnum formosanum
Hayata, 1915
- Epipremnum glaucicephalum
Elmer, 1938 [invalid]
- Epipremnum merrillii
Engl. & K.Krause, 1908
- Epipremnum mirabile
Schott, 1858
- Epipremnum mirabile f. eperforatum
Engl., 1898
- Epipremnum mirabile f. multisectum
Engl., 1898
- Epipremnum pinnatum f. multisectum
(Engl.) Engl., 1908
- Epipremnum robinsonii
K.Krause, 1912
- Monstera caudata
(Roxb.) Schott, 1830
- Monstera dilacerata
(K.Koch & Sello) K.Koch, 1855
- Monstera pinnata
(L.) Schott, 1830
- Philodendron dilaceratum
Engl., 1879
- Philodendron nechodomae
Britton, 1926
- Polypodium laciniatum
Burm.f., 1768
- Pothos caudatus
Roxb., 1820
- Pothos decursivus
Wall., 1831 [Illegitimate]
- Pothos pinnatifidus
Roxb., 1820
- Pothos pinnatus
L., 1763
- Rhaphidophora caudata
(Roxb.) Schott, 1860
- Rhaphidophora cunninghamii
Schott, 1861
- Rhaphidophora dilacerata
(K.Koch & Sello) K.Koch, 1864
- Rhaphidophora formosana
(Hayata) M.Hotta, 1970 [Illegitimate]
- Rhaphidophora laciniata
(Burm.f.) Merr., 1921
- Rhaphidophora lovellae
F.M.Bailey, 1897
- Rhaphidophora merrillii
Engl., 1905
- Rhaphidophora neocaledonica
Guillaumin, 1937
- Rhaphidophora pertusa var. vitiensis
(Schott) Engl.
- Rhaphidophora pinnata
(L.) Schott, 1857
- Rhaphidophora pinnatifida
(Roxb.) Schott, 1857
- Rhaphidophora vitiensis
Schott, 1861
- Rhaphidophora wallichii
Schott, 1860
- Scindapsus bipinnatifidus
Teijsm. & Binn., 1866
- Scindapsus caudatus
(Roxb.) Schott, 1832
- Scindapsus decursivus
Moritzi, 1854 [Illegitimate]
- Scindapsus dilaceratus
K.Koch & Sello, 1853
- Scindapsus forsteri
Endl., 1836
- Scindapsus pinnatifidus
(Roxb.) Schott, 1832
- Scindapsus pinnatus
(L.) Schott, 1832
- Tornelia dilacerata
(K.Koch & Sello) Schott, 1860
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Epipremnum pinnatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. It has many common names, including centipede tongavine, taro vine, silver vine and dragon-tail plant. In the Philippines, it is known in Tagalog as tibatib.
Epipremnum pinnatum starts life on the ground and climbs up trees in its natural forest environment, transitioning to an epiphytic lifestyle over time. It exhibits foliage dimorphism, where juvenile leaves look different from mature leaves of the same plant.