N. 0. AROIDEffi. 
1347 
Herbs. Leaves 6-12in. broad, cordate or sagittately cordate, 
acuminate, basal lobes divaricate. Spathe green, obtuse 2-4in. 
long, not contracted above the female inflorescence. Spadix 
included male and female inflorescence close together, cylindric- 
Stamens distinct in dense groups. Seeds small, ovoid, albu- 
minous. Embryo axile. 
Uses : — The large rhizome, which is invested with the 
old withered leaf-scales, bears numerous white long rootlets is- 
suing from its surface, and is said to be held in high estima- 
tion by the natives as an aromatic stimulant. (Watt.) 
1320. Scindapsus officinalis, Schott., h.f.b.i., 
vi. 541. 
Syn. : — Pothos officinalis, Roxb. 145. 
Sans. : — Gaja-pippali, kari-pippali, kapi-balli, kola-balli, 
dreyasi, vadira. 
Vern. Gajapipal, Hati-pipli, baripipli (H.'G-ajapipal, (B.) ; 
Dare jhapak (Sautal) ; Thora-pimpli (Mar.); Motto-pipar (Guz.) ; 
Atti-tippili (Tam.) ; Enuga-pippalu, gaja-pippallu (Tel.) ; Dodda- 
hipalli (Kan.) ; Attitippili, anait-tippili (Mai.). 
Habitat: — Sal forest of the Siwalik, trailing on trees by 
suckers from nodes very common in the Dudhli Block. Tropical 
Himalaya, from Sikkim eastward. Bengal, Chittagong, Burma 
and the Andamans. 
A forest plant, fleshy, climbing shrub, herbaceous, perennial. 
Stem reaching lin. or more in diam.; annulate. Leaves 5-12 by 
2|-6in., dark-green, ovate or elliptic-ovate, alternate, caudate- 
acuminate ; base rather obliquely rounded or subcordate ; petiole 
2-6in. long, elbowed at tip, sheathing amplexicaul. Spathe 
yellow within. Berries fleshy, ovoid or lanceolate, about 6in. 
long. (Kanjilal.) Seed ovate-cordate. 
Fruiting spadix sometimes a span long. (J. D. Hooker.) 
The stem is traversed by a strong fibre which is easily separated 
and can be used for various purposes. Leaves eaten as a 
vegetable. (Kanjilal.) 
Uses : — The dried fruit is a stimulant, diaphoretic and an- 
thelmintic (P&. Ind.) By Sanskrit writers it is said to be aro- 
