Araceae
Dragon tail plant
Epipremnum pinnatum
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Epipremnum
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Common names
By language (13)
- ban
- Semblung
- Chinese
- 拎樹藤, 麒麟叶, 上树龙, 崖角藤, 狮子尾, 百宿蕉, 百足藤, 麒麟尾
- Czech
- Šplhavnice skvrnitá
- English
- Dragon tail plant, Centipede tongavine, Native monstera, Dragon tail, Epipremum elegans
- Filipino
- Tibatib, Amlong, Bagak
- Finnish
- Kultaköynnös
- Indonesian
- Ekor naga
- Japanese
- ハブカズラ
- Latvian
- Plūksnainais epipremns
- Russian
- Эпипремнум перистый
- smn
- Kollekuárŋoošaddo
- Sundanese
- Lolo kebo
- Tongan
- Alu
Synonyms
- Epipremnum angustilobum K.Krause
- Epipremnum crassifolium Engl.
- Epipremnum elegans Engl.
- Epipremnum elegans f. ternatensis Alderw.
- Epipremnum formosanum Hayata
- Epipremnum glaucicephalum Elmer ex Merr.
- Epipremnum glaucicephalum Elmer
- Epipremnum merrillii Engl. & K.Krause
- Epipremnum mirabile Schott
- Epipremnum mirabile f. eperforatum Engl.
- Epipremnum mirabile f. multisectum Engl.
- Epipremnum pinnatum f. multisectum (Engl.) Engl.
- Epipremnum robinsonii K.Krause
- Monstera caudata (Roxb.) Schott
- Monstera dilacerata (K.Koch & Sello) K.Koch
- Monstera pinnata (L.) Schott
- Philodendron dilaceratum Engl.
- Philodendron nechodomae Britton
- Philodendron pinnatum (L.) André
- Polypodium laciniatum Burm.f.
- Pothos caudatus Roxb.
- Pothos decursivus Wall.
- Pothos pinnatifidus Roxb.
- Pothos pinnatus L.
- Rhaphidophora caudata (Roxb.) Schott
- Rhaphidophora crassifolia (Engl.) Alderw.
- Rhaphidophora cunninghamii Schott
- Rhaphidophora dilacerata (K.Koch & Sello) K.Koch
- Rhaphidophora formosana (Hayata) M.Hotta
- Rhaphidophora laciniata (Burm.f.) Merr.
- Rhaphidophora lovellae F.M.Bailey
- Rhaphidophora merrillii Engl.
- Rhaphidophora neocaledonica Guillaumin
- Rhaphidophora pertusa var. vitiensis (Schott) Engl.
- Rhaphidophora pinnata (L.) Schott
- Rhaphidophora pinnatifida (Roxb.) Schott
- Rhaphidophora rosenburghii Furtado
- Rhaphidophora vitiensis Schott
- Rhaphidophora wallichii Schott
- Scindapsus bipinnatifidus Teijsm. & Binn.
and 7 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- October, December to August (from 38 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dominik Maximilián Ramík, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Whole plantPhoto: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
LeavesPhoto: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Whole plantPhoto: Chris Art, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Whole plantPhoto: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Bark or stemPhoto: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
FruitPhoto: Yung-Lun Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist LeavesPhoto: Preciado Diana, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Whole plantPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); common names from SimplePlant editors (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.