Epipremnum amplissimum Aurea

Listings use 'Aureum' and 'Aurea' interchangeably for this break; both refer to the same gold colour form. Epipremnum amplissimum Aurea shares the same underlying form and growth habit as Epipremnum amplissimum (elongate, elliptic to lanceolate, entire leaves on climbing stems with aerial roots growth), with gold-yellow sectoral variegation along the large, elongate, glossy entire leaf, sold interchangeably as 'aureum' or 'aurea variegated'.

Native range

Aurea colour-break cultivar of Epipremnum amplissimum, New Guinea to Vanuatu

Classification

Genus

Epipremnum

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

Growth habit

Root-climbing climber

Form of

Epipremnum amplissimum

Morphology

Leaf shape

Elongate, elliptic to lanceolateLance-shaped leaves that are significantly longer than they are wide, tapering to a point at the tip., entire

Leaf length

30-50cm

Leaf width

8-15cm

Petiole colour

Green, unaffected by leaf variegation

Venation

Clear pale midrib

Texture

Leathery, glossy

Variegation

chimericVariegation caused by a cell mutation. Often produces high contrast but can be unstable and revert to all-green. gold-yellow sectoral variegation

Growth habit

Climbing stems with aerial roots