Checklist of aroids (Alismatales, Araceae) from Sabah (Malaysian Borneo)
Author
Wong, Sin Yeng
Author
Joling, Jyloerica
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Pothos scandens
L.
Figure 5H
Material
examined.
MALAYSIA
–
Pedalaman
•
Tambunan
,
Junction Sungai Tikalod
;
06°01′12″N
,
116°47′55″ E
;
23 April 1986
;
George Majawat
,
SAN 114312
(
SAN
)
–
Pantai Barat
•
Ranau
,
Mount Kinabalu
,
Dallas
;
06°05′30″N
,
116°32′45″E
;
27 October 1931
;
Clemens
&
Clemens
26808 (P)
•
Ranau
,
Singgaron Baru
,
Marali
side;
06°01′12″N
,
116°47′55″E
;
914.4 m
(
3000 ft.
) elev.;
23 April 1986
;
Amin Gambating
SAN 114312
(
SAN
)
–
Sandakan
•
Sandakan
, Segaliud Lokan Forest Reserve,
Lungmanis
1969
Coupe
L,
Kolapis Road
; [
05°31′45″N
,
117°32′02″E
];
22 May 1970
;
C. Charington
SAN
63644
(
SAN
)
–
Tawau
•
Lahad Datu
,
Silam
; [
05°51′19″N
,
117°53′04″E
];
121.92 m
(
400 ft.
) elev.;
21 August 1961
;
Muin Chai
SAN
26034
(
SAN
, K)
•
Lahad Datu
,
Ulu
Sungai Segama;
04°57′24″N
,
117°37′03″E
;
3 March 1985
;
G. Argent
et al.
SAN 107698
(
SAN
)
•
Tawau, Bukit Gemuk, [
04°18′N
,
117°52′E
];
8 August 1993
;
K. M. Wong
,
Baraham
&
Kumin
SAN 134814
(
SAN
)
.
Identification.
Pothos scandens
is highly variable, the
plant bears small inflorescences on bent peduncles, it can be high-climbing plants bearing tiny inflorescences, some may have large inflorescences not exhibiting the bent peduncle until very late anthesis or during early infructescence development, the large inflorescences of
P
.
scandens
can be mistaken with
P
.
roxburghii
de Vriese (
Boyce 2000
)
.
Distribution and ecology.
Northwestern, Southwestern, northeastern, and eastern
Sabah
. On trees and rocks in primary and secondary wet to dry lowland to hill evergreen tropical to subtropical forest, occasionally on sea cliffs, in hedges or scrub or in coconut plantations, on a variety of substrates including clay, limestone and granite. Sea-level to
1000 m
elev.