Pothos papuanus
Becc. ex Engl.
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Description
A climber or vine. Some shoots are climbing and some side shoots hang free. Flowers develop of the side branches. The leaves are pale green and 6-12 cm long by 1.2-3.5 cm wide. They taper towards the tip. The flowers can occur singly or in groups of 3. The flowers are 1.1 mm across. The fruit are 2 cm long by 9 mm wide. The fruit are yellow and ripen to red.
Edible Uses
The fruit and shoots are boiled and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The fruit and shoots are boiled and eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in swampy lowlands.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia, Solomon Islands,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Gambia, Gambiangi, Kambiandi
References (2)
- Boyce, P. C. & Hay, A., 2001, A taxonomic revision of Araceae tribe Potheae (Pothos, Pothoidium and Pedicellarum) for Malesia, Australia and the tropical Western Pacific. Telopea 9(3): p 485
- Leach, G. J., 1988, Bush Food Plants of the Blackwater and Karawari Rivers Area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Science in New Guinea 14(2). p 104 (As Pothos albertisii)
