Araceae

Pothos

Epipremnum aureum (Linden & André) G.S.Bunting

Family: Araceae
Genus: Epipremnum

Pothos: Epipremnum aureum (Money Plant, Cultivar: Golden Queen) leaves. Photographed at Burdwan, West Bengal, India. — LeavesPhoto: Joydeep, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (41)

Arabic: بوتس, بوثوس
arz: بوتس
Assamese: মানি প্লাণ্ট
Bangla: মানি প্লান্ট
Bhojpuri: मनी प्लांट, डेविल्स आइवी, डेविल्स वाइन, मनी प्लान्ट
Bulgarian: Дяволски бръшлян
Chinese: 绿萝, 綠蘿, 黃金葛, 魔鬼藤, 黃莖葛, 黄金葛, 黄金藤, 緑蘿
Czech: Šplhavnice zlatá
Danish: Guldranke, Guldranker
Dutch: Drakenklimop
English: Pothos, Devil's ivy, Devil's vine, Golden pothos, Hunter's robe, Ivy arum, Money plant, Silver vine
Estonian: Kuld-nõelköis, Tarsaniköis
Finnish: Kultaköynnös
French: Arum grimpant, Liane du diable
German: Efeutute, Scindapsus
Hebrew: פוטוס זהוב
Hindi: मनी प्लांट
hsb: Złotowina
Indonesian: Sirih gading
Japanese: ポトス, オウゴンカズラ
Javanese: Suruh walanda
Korean: 스킨답서스
lah: منی پلانٹ
Latvian: Zelta epipremns
Malay: Sirih gading, Devil's ivy, Golden pothos, Pokok duit-duit
Malayalam: മണിപ്ലാന്റ്
Marathi: मनी प्लांट
Odia: ମନି ପ୍ଲାଣ୍ଟ
Persian: پوتوس, سینداپسوس اوروس
Polish: Rafidofora złota
Russian: Эпипремнум золотистый, Потос, Сциндапсус золотистый
Serbian: Djavolji bršljan
Serbian (Latin): Đavolji bršljan, Dragan
Spanish: Potus
Swedish: Gullranka
Telugu: మనీ ప్లాంట్
Thai: พลูด่าง
Tongan: Alu, Raphidophora aurea
Ukrainian: Епіпремнум золотистий
Urdu: منی پلانٹ
Vietnamese: Trầu bà

Synonyms

Epipremnum mooreense Nadeaud
Pothos aureus Linden & André
Rhaphidophora aurea (Linden & André) Birdsey
Scindapsus aureus (Linden & André) Engl.

Plant problems

Pothos leaves turning yellow in fall: causes and fixesLearn why pothos leaves turn yellow in fall, how light shifts and watering cause it, and simple steps to keep your plant healthy all winter.

Photos

LeavesPhoto: Joydeep, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Whole plantPhoto: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
LeavesPhoto: Giselle Oliveira, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Whole plantPhoto: Ddra5202, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Whole plantPhoto: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
LeavesPhoto: Shruti Pandey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
LeavesPhoto: Luciana Oliveira, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Bark or stemPhoto: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
LeavesPhoto: Tekela Johnson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
LeavesPhoto: India1277, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
LeavesPhoto: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
LeavesPhoto: Shaila Bhagwat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names from SimplePlant editors (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.