Araceae

Fivefingers

Syngonium angustatum Schott

Family: Araceae
Genus: Syngonium

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 白纹合果芋
English: Fivefingers
Portuguese: Singónio, Singônio

Synonyms

Nephthytis triphylla Nash
Syngonium albolineatum W.Bull
Syngonium gracile Matuda
Syngonium oerstedianum Schott
Syngonium podophyllum var. albolineatum (W.Bull) Engl.
Syngonium podophyllum var. oerstedianum (Schott) Engl.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced

Photos

Photo: Raquel Patro, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.