Indoor Hanging plant- Pothos (Money Plant): Floral formula

The Pothos—also known as the Money Plant—is a highly popular houseplant with the scientific name *Epipremnum aureum*. Its leaves are heart-shaped, which is one of the reasons it is referred to as the Money Plant. It features glossy green foliage adorned with yellow stripes. This fast-growing, evergreen vine can be cultivated in hanging pots, along walls, or even in water. The Money Plant is commonly kept in homes because it purifies the air and is believed to bring positive energy into the household. It thrives well in low-light conditions, requires minimal watering, and benefits from occasional fertilization. It can be easily propagated by taking cuttings.

Indoor Hanging plant- Pothos (Money Plant): Floral formula

Scientific Name: Epipremnum aureum

Some Basic Information about Pothos (Money Plant) - Indoor hanging plant

Habit: Perennial, evergreen climbing or trailing herb; can grow several meters long, forming dense trailing vines or climbing structures
 
Root: Adventitious roots arise from nodes, helping the plant attach to surfaces and absorb moisture
 
Stem: Slender, green, flexible when young, becoming slightly woody with age; nodes prominent
 
Leaf: Alternate, petiolate, simple; heart-shaped (juvenile) and deeply lobed in mature climbing plants; leathery, glossy, green or variegated
 
Inflorescence: Rare indoors; spadix enclosed by a spathe (typical of Araceae)
 
Flower: Bracteate, small, unisexual, arranged on spadix; usually not seen in cultivation
 
Calyx: Absent
 
Corolla: Absent
 
Androecium: Stamens 4–6, attached to spadix
 
Gynoecium: Ovary superior, multicarpellary, syncarpous
 

Fruit: Berry (rare in indoor conditions)

Floral Formula: Br ⊕ ⚥ P4-6 A4–6 G(1)

Systematic Position:
Division – Angiospermae
Class – Monocotyledonae
Order – Alismatales
Family – Araceae
Genus – Epipremnum
Species – aureum

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