Epipremnum aureum is a species in the arum family Araceae,
native to Mo'orea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. 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, Australia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the
Pacific Islands and the West Indies, where it has caused severe
ecological damage in some cases.