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| name = ''Epipremnum aureum''<br />
| image = GoldenPothosLeaf.jpg<br />
| image_width = 240px<br />
| image_caption = A variegated cultivar of ''Epipremnum aureum''<br />
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br />
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br />
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]<br />
| ordo = [[Alismatales]]<br />
| familia = [[Araceae]]<br />
| subfamilia = [[Monsteroideae]]<br />
| genus = ''[[Epipremnum]]''<br />
| species = '''''E. aureum'''''<br />
| binomial = ''Epipremnum aureum''<br />
| binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]) [[Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler|Engl.]]<br />
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'''''Epipremnum aureum''''', commonly known as '''Pothos''' (once classified under the genus ''[[Pothos (genus)|Pothos]]''), '''Silver Vine''', and '''Devil's Ivy''' is an [[Araceae|aroid]] native to southeastern [[Asia]] ([[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]]) and [[New Guinea]]. It is sometimes mistakenly called [[philodendron]] at plant stores.<br />
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It is a [[liana]] growing to 20 m tall, with stems up to 4 cm diameter, climbing by means of aerial roots which hook over tree branches. The [[leaf|leaves]] are [[evergreen]], alternate, heart-shaped, entire on juvenile plants, but irregularly [[pinnatifid]] on mature plants, up to 100 cm long and 45 cm broad (juvenile leaves much smaller, typically under 20 cm long). The [[flower]]s are produced in a [[spathe]] up to 23 cm long.<br />
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===Cultivation and uses===<br />
It is a popular [[houseplant]] with numerous [[cultivar]]s selected for leaves with white, yellow, or light green [[variegation]]. It is often used in decorative displays in [[shopping centre]]s, [[office]]s, and other public locations largely because it is a very hardy plant that requires little care and is also attractively leafy. It is also efficient at removing indoor [[pollution|pollutants]] such as [[formaldehyde]], [[xylene]], and [[benzene]].<br />
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As a houseplant it can reach two meters or more tall, given suitable support. For best results it requires medium indirect light; bright light is tolerated, but lengthy spells of direct sun will scorch the leaves. The plant prefers a temperature of between 17 and 30 °[[Celsius|C]]. Generally it only needs water when the soil begins to feel dry to the touch. For best results a liquid [[fertilizer]] can be added in [[spring (season)|spring]], and they should be repotted every couple of years. However, this is a robust plant that can stand a fairly high degree of abuse. It will grow [[hydroponics|hydroponically]] quite readily. <br />
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Other names include Centipede tongavine and Devil's Ivy. It is also popularly known as "money plant" in certain parts of the world (particularly in India).<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/Foliage/folnotes/pothos.htm Pothos Production Guide] - discusses care of this plant<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Jade plant]] (also referred to as "money tree")<br />
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