Scindapsus pictus Hasskarl

Slender climbing plant. Leaves ovate, cordate, mostly 8-10 cm long, 6-8 cm wide, dark green with silvery spots.

This is the only generally cultivated plant in the genus, grown for its ornamental leaves. It is assumed to be a juvenile form that never flowers.

Java to Borneo.

Source: Spencer, R. (2005). Araceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press. (as Scindapsus pictus var. argyraeus)

kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Lilianae
order      Alismatales
family       Araceae
genus        Scindapsus Schott