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Epipremnum aureum, the Pearls and Jade pothos, is a species in the arum family Araceae, native to Mo'orea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. [1] The species is a popular houseplant in temperate regions but has also become naturalised in tropical and sub-tropical forests worldwide, including northern South Africa, [2] Australia, Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent, the Pacific Islands ...
Pothos prefer a well-draining soil—Gillett recommends an airoid potting mix with orchid bark and pumice, which will keep the environment lighter and airier. "Avoid regular potting soil ," she says.
Pothos is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae (tribe Potheae). It is native to China , the Indian Subcontinent , Australia , New Guinea , Southeast Asia , and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans .
Fire impacts plants most directly via heat damage. However, new studies indicate that hydraulic failure kills trees during a fire in addition to fire scorching. High temperature cuts the water supply to the canopy and causes the death of the tree [ citation needed ] .
"Passive pyrophytes" resist the effects of fire, particularly when it passes over quickly, and hence can out-compete less resistant plants, which are damaged. "Active pyrophytes" have a similar competing advantage to passive pyrophytes, but they also contain volatile oils and hence encourage the incidence of fires which are beneficial to them.
Fire-resistant plants suffer little damage during a characteristic fire regime. These include large trees whose flammable parts are high above surface fires. Mature ponderosa pine ( Pinus ponderosa ) is an example of a tree species that suffers little to no crown damage during a low severity fire because it sheds its lower, vulnerable branches ...
Since the release of the initial 1989 study, titled A study of interior landscape plants for indoor air pollution abatement: An Interim Report, [6] further research has been done including a 1993 paper [7] and 1996 book [8] by B. C. Wolverton, the primary researcher on the original NASA study, that listed additional plants and focused on the removal of specific chemicals.
Damage to electrical and electronic equipment from floating threads of conductive waste. Risk of fires spreading out of control. [5] Additionally, prolonged stubble burning kills beneficial microflora and fauna in soil which reduces organic matter and destroys the carbon-nitrogen equilibrium. [6]