Question

What is the botanical name of a money plant?

Answer 1

Hint: Money plant is a flowering plant which belongs to the family Araceae. This species is a very popular houseplant in temperate regions like Asia, South Africa, Australia. Also popularly known as golden pothos, devil’s ivy.

Complete answer:
Botanical name of the money plant is Epipremnum aureum, and also popularly known as golden pothos, devil’s ivy, Ceylon creeper, house plant, taro ivy, etc. It belongs to family Araceae and it’s native is Southeast Asia. Pothos is an evergreen plant with thick, waxy, green, heart-shaped leaves with splashes of yellow. It can climb with the help of aerial roots and can reach upto several meters by using tall trees as support. It can grow upto 20 meters (66 feets) by adhering their aerial roots to the surface.
In temperate regions it is mostly cultivated for decorative displays in shopping centers, offices, and other public locations. They tend to stay green even when they are kept in the dark. Most commonly found in tropical and subtropical forests. They can be cultivated from plant propagation.
They can also remove indoor pollutants like formaldehyde, trichloroethene, xylene and benzene under some circumstances.
They are considered toxic to cats and dogs because of the presence of insoluble raphides. Due to the presence of calcium oxalate within the plant they can be considered as mildly toxic to humans.

Note:
Epipremnum aureum, is the botanical name of a money plant which is also known as devil’s ivy, house plant, and ceylon creeper. Most common regions where these can be found are temperate regions like South Africa, Asia, Australia. It originated from Southeast Asia. An evergreen plant mainly used to decorate houses, shopping centres,offices, etc. It can grow upto 20 metre with the help of aerial roots while taking support from tall trees.