Scientific Name: Pothos longipes

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  • Common Name:
    Pothos,Candle Flame, Candle Vine
  • Type:
    Vine , Climber. Hemi-epiphyte on lower trunks.
  • Family:
    ARACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Longlasting white minute, on fleshy spadix.
  • Fruit:
    Red, in clusters or singly.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Sub-tropical rainforest,
  • Species List:
    Kennilworth Fig Tree Walk, Bush food, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, NNP Tanglewood, NNP Palm Grove, Upper Yandina Creek,
Cultural Notes

Bush food: Mature red fruit eaten raw.||

Identification Notes

Wiry roots adhere to surface of rock or tree. Leaves have flattened photosynthetic stem.

Landscaping Notes

Growth slow, requires moist humid conditions, well drained humus-rich soil. Shade, part shade. ||Indoor pot plant potential.||Propagation is easy from seed, ripening January-March; also from cuttings.||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||