Common Name: Money Plant
Vernacular Name: മണി പ്ലാന്റ്
Systematic position:
Class- Liliopsida
Subclass- Arecidae
Order- Alismatales
Family- Araceae
Genus- Epipremnum
Species- E. aureum
Description: Epipremnum aureum is an evergreen vine growing to 20 m tall, with stems up to 4 cm in diameter, climbing using aerial roots which adhere to surfaces. The leaves are alternate, heart-shaped, entire on juvenile plants, but irregularly pinnatifid on mature plants, up to 100 cm long and 45 cm broad; juvenile leaves are much smaller, typically under 20 cm long. The flowers are produced in a spathe up to 23 cm long. This plant produces trailing stems when it climbs up trees and these take root when they reach the ground and grow along with it. The leaves on these trailing stems grow up to 10 cm long and are the ones normally seen on this plant when it is cultivated as a potted plant.
Flowering and Fruiting: It does not flower either in the wild or under cultivation.
Economic Importance: Along with its striking beauty, the Devil's Ivy is also one of the top air-purifying plants listed in Nasa's "Clean Air Study". It helps to remove harmful and often toxic pollutants in the air such as formaldehyde and high levels of dust. They also have medicinal importance due to their antibacterial, antifungal, calming and relaxing effect.
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epipremnum_aureum