Epipremnum is a genus of sub-tropical plant

Plant

Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...

s that is a perennial vine, that is often confused with other Monstereae such as Rhaphidophora aurea (Lindl. & André) Birdsey. All parts of the plants are toxic, mostly due to trichosclereids (long sharp cells) and raphides

Raphides

Raphides are needle-shaped crystals of calcium oxalate as the monohydrate or calcium carbonate as aragonite, found in more than 200 families of plants.Both ends are needle-like, but raphides tend to be more blunt at one end and more tapering at the other....

. The species may have originated in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...

. Plants can grow to over 40' (12m) or more with leaves up to 3' (0.9m) long, but in containers the size is much reduced. The plant, commonly known as 'Centipede Tongavine' or 'Pothos' or 'Devil's ivy', depending on species, is typically grown as an ornamental and often cultivated as house plants that can be propagated from cuttings. Juvenile leaves are bright green with irregularly variegated patterns of yellow or white. It is on the USDA list for Florida Exotic Pest Control Council list 1999 as an invasive species. ,