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What are the differences between Cissus discolor and pothos? A quick guide to telling them apart

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Leaf differences: The leaves of Cissus discolor are heart-shaped, tapering gradually to a pointed tip, with a heart-shaped base; pothos leaves are thinly leathery, emerald green, and unequally ovate or ovate-oblong. Flower differences: Cissus discolor flowers have 4 petals, and the petals are elliptical; pothos generally does not bloom and reproduces asexually.

I. Leaf differences

The leaves of Cissus discolor are heart-shaped, about 4 to 8 cm long, tapering gradually to a pointed tip, with a heart-shaped base, and each side of the leaf margin has 18 to 32 fine serrations; the upper surface is green, the lower surface is light green, and both sides of the leaf are hairless.

Pothos leaves are 8 to 10 cm long, thinly leathery, emerald green, and the leaf surface usually has irregular yellow patches. The leaves are unequally ovate or ovate-oblong, with a short tip that tapers gradually and a heart-shaped base.

II. Flower differences

The inflorescence of Cissus discolor is terminal and opposite the leaves; the flower buds are ovate, about 1 to 1.5 mm high with a rounded tip; there are 4 petals, the petals are elliptical, about 0.7 to 1.2 mm high, and hairless.

Pothos blooms only under specific conditions; ordinary home-grown pothos does not meet the conditions for blooming, so it is hard to see what pothos flowers look like, and it usually reproduces asexually.

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