Pothos (plant)
| Pothos | |
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| Pothos repens 1900 illustration | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Tribe: | Potheae |
| Genus: | Pothos L. |
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Pothos is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae (tribe Potheae). It is native to China, the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Guinea, Southeast Asia, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
The common houseplant Epipremnum aureum, commonly known as 'pothos', was once classified under this genus.