Scindapsus altissimus

Scindapsus altissimus
Fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Scindapsus
Species:
S. altissimus
Binomial name
Scindapsus altissimus

Scindapsus altissimus is a species of plant in the arum family Araceae. It is a climber native to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and northeast Queensland, Australia. It was first described in 1922 by Dutch botanist Cornelius R.W.K. van Alderwerelt van Rosenburgh.[3][4]

References

  1. โ†‘ "Scindapsus altissimus". Wildnet. Queensland Government. 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  2. โ†‘ "Scindapsus altissimus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Scindapsus altissimus Alderw". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  4. โ†‘ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Scindapsus altissimus". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  • Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
  • Images of this species on Flickriver.com