SCINDAPSUS 'BLACK MAMBA'

CULTIVAR DESCRIPTION:

Shiny, smooth-textured leaves of a dark greenish black.¹

NOTES:

STATUS - A market name. Not yet accepted by the International Aroid Society. As of September 2026 the IAS Aroid Cultivar Registry holds no record of this name at all - neither accepted nor declined - and there is no plant patent. The name is recorded from nursery and trade sources and is not validly established.

1. Costa Farms lists the plant as Scindapsus sp. Black Mamba without naming a species; Steve's Leaves sells it as Scindapsus pictus 'Black Mamba', and A Natural Curiosity lists it among the forms of Scindapsus pictus.¹,²,³

REFERENCES:

1. Costa Farms plant finder: Scindapsus

2. Steve's Leaves: Scindapsus pictus 'Black Mamba'

3. A Natural Curiosity: For people who want to know more about Scindapsus

Photos by Steve's Leaves

Photo by Costa Farms