Pothos scandens L.

Wong, Sin Yeng & Joling, Jyloerica, 2021, Checklist of aroids (Alismatales, Araceae) from Sabah (Malaysian Borneo), Check List 17 (3), pp. 931-974 : 957-958

Pothos scandens L.

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Material examined. MALAYSIA – Pedalaman • Tambunan, Junction Sungai Tikalod ; 06°01′12″N, 116°47′55″ E; 23 April 1986; George Majawat, SAN 114312 ( SAN) – Pantai Barat • Ranau, Mount Kinabalu, Dallas ; 06°05′30″N, 116°32′45″E; 27 October 1931; Clemens & Clemens 26808 (P) • Ranau, Singgaron Baru, Marali side; 06°01′12″N, 116°47′55″E; 914.4 m (3000 ft.) elev.; 23 April 1986; Amin Gambating SAN 114312 ( SAN) – Sandakan • Sandakan, Segaliud Lokan Forest Reserve, Lungmanis 1969 Coupe L, Kolapis Road ; [05°31′45″N, 117°32′02″E]; 22 May 1970; C. Charington SAN 63644 ( SAN) – Tawau • Lahad Datu, Silam ; [05°51′19″N, 117°53′04″E]; 121.92 m (400 ft.) elev.; 21 August 1961; Muin Chai SAN 26034 ( SAN, K) • Lahad Datu , Ulu

Sungai Segama; 04°57′24″N, 117°37′03″E; 3 March 1985; G. Argent et al. SAN 107698 ( SAN) • Tawau, Bukit Gemuk, [04°18′N, 117°52′E]; 8 August 1993; K. M. Wong, Baraham & Kumin SAN 134814 ( SAN) .

Identification. Pothos scandens is highly variable, the plant bears small inflorescences on bent peduncles, it can be high-climbing plants bearing tiny inflorescences, some may have large inflorescences not exhibiting the bent peduncle until very late anthesis or during early infructescence development, the large inflorescences of P. scandens can be mistaken with P. roxburghii de Vriese ( Boyce 2000) .

Distribution and ecology. Northwestern, Southwestern, northeastern, and eastern Sabah. On trees and rocks in primary and secondary wet to dry lowland to hill evergreen tropical to subtropical forest, occasionally on sea cliffs, in hedges or scrub or in coconut plantations, on a variety of substrates including clay, limestone and granite. Sea-level to 1000 m elev.