CIBED - - Devil's Ivy

Epipremnum pinnatum cv. 'Aureum' Devil's Ivy ‘Ara ^MK

f.ARACEAE Taros

Epipremnum pinnatum cv. 'Aureum' Devil's Ivy ‘Ara ^MK

f.ARACEAE Taros

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Intl. NamesDevil's Ivy ^EN Golden Pothos ^EN Pothos ^EN Taro Vine ^EN

Local NamesP,?N^RR,AK No Name^MG ‘Ara^MK

Pacific NamesLau Mai‘a / Fue Lau Fao ^SAM

Sci. NamesEpipremnum pinnatum cv. 'Aureum' (accepted name) , Epipremnum aureum, Scindapsus aureus, Pothos aureum

High Tax. Eng.k.Plants, p.Flowering Plants, f.Taros - a vine

High Tax. Latink.PLANTAE, p.ANTHOPHYTA, c.LILIOPSIDA, sc.ARECIDAE, o.Arales, f.ARACEAE

Natl. PresencePresent

Sth. PresenceRR⁺⁺⁺MG⁺⁺⁺AT^-MK^PMT^-AK^PPL^-MN^-TK^-

Nth. PresenceTN^-MH^-RK^-PK^-NS^-SW^-

VouchersNo Content

Local OriginIntroduced; Recent; Naturalised

Global RangeNative: parent species: se.Asia - Malesia - Solomons - Fiji;

HabitatLand; Lowlands, Horticultural Zone; Uplands

ThreatenedNo Content

InvasivenessInvasive; Wilderness, Agriculture; by out-competing plants

BiosecurityNo Content

Medical StatusNo Content

Harmful StatusNo Content

UsesOrnamental - leaves

IdentificationHigh-climber with large leaves. cv 'Aureum': LEAVES large, green with yellow markings, margin torn; FLOWERS never (or very rarely).

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Vernacular Names

English and International Names

Devil's Ivy ^EN Golden Pothos^EN Pothos^EN Taro Vine^EN

Pacific Names

Lau Mai‘a / Fue Lau Fao ^SAM

Local Names

P,?N^RR,AK No Name^MG ‘Ara^MK

National Name: ‘Ara ^MK

Notes: Mauke: Ara meaning 'sin'/Devil.

Island	Status	Main name
National name	MK	‘Ara
Rarotonga	+++	P,?N
Mangaia	+++	P,nN
Ātiu	-	A,nN
Ma‘uke	P	‘Ara
Miti‘āro	-	A,nN
Aitutaki	P	P,?N
Palmerston	-	A,nN
Tongareva-write	-	A,nN
Tongareva-speak	-	A,nN
Manihiki	-	A,nN
Rakahanga	-	A,nN
Pukapuka	-	A,nN
Nassau	-	A,nN

National Distribution & Vouchers

National Presence:

Present

Oceanic

Absent

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Island	Status
Rarotonga	+++
Mangaia	+++
Ātiu	Absent
Ma‘uke	Present
Miti‘āro	Absent
Aitutaki	Present
Palmerston	Absent
Manuae	Absent
Takūtea	Absent
Tongareva	Absent
Manihiki	Absent
Rakahanga	Absent
Pukapuka	Absent
Nassau	Absent
Suwarrow	Absent

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Epipremnum pinnatum cv. 'Aureum'

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Oceanic

Rarotonga

Mangaia

Ātiu

Ma‘uke

Miti‘āro

Aitutaki

Palmerston

Manuae

Takūtea

Tongareva

Manihiki

Rakahanga

Pukapuka

Nassau

Suwarrow

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no data available

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no data available

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Medicinal

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