合果芋屬常綠草質藤本，原產中美洲。以發達氣根黏附於支持物上攀爬，蔓長可達10m以上。互生葉片依照植株成熟度不同而有不同型態，幼葉箭形或戟形單葉，有白色脈紋；成熟葉3裂或掌狀深裂的複葉，裂片5~11片。葉腋伸出數個佛燄花序，佛燄苞白綠色，果熟發育後殘餘的佛燄苞轉為紅色。開花結果期夏季。

An evergreen vine in the genus Syngonium, native to Central America. It climbs with developed aerial roots on the support objects and can grow up to more than 10 m. The alternate leaves have evolved into different patterns depending on the plant maturity; young plants produce simple, arrow-shaped or halberd-shaped leaves with white veins; the leaves of adult plant are 3-lobed or palmately-lobed compound with 5 to 11 lobes. A couple of spadix protruding from the leaf axils, spathe white-green, and the remaining spathes turn red when the fruits are ripe. Flowering and fruiting in summer.

耐陰性強，室內依靠人工照明或於室外牆蔭、樹蔭下都能正常生長。盆栽者介質乾燥就須澆水，露地栽培能淋雨者可不必澆水。生長強健，通常不必施肥。若有枝蔓亂伸的雜亂情形，可修剪以維持美觀。繁殖使用扦插法。

Highly shade-tolerant, it can grow indoors with artificial lighting or in the shades near walls and trees; those planted in pots need watered frequently to keep the medium wet at all time while the outdoor growers in open fields don’t need watered. Fertilization is usually not necessary. When needed, trim off the cluttered branches to keep the desired shape. Propagated by cuttings

耐陰性強，可以作為遮蔭處的壁面綠化使用。葉色變化多，有白色、青綠色、黃綠色、紅色等葉色的品種，常作為觀葉植物或地被植物使用。

With strong shade tolerance, it can be used for wall greening in the shades. Highly valued for the various leaf colors, such as white, blue green, yellow green, red and so on, they are often used as a foliage plant or groundcover.