Also encountered as: Bunaken, Scindapsus Bunaken, Scindapsus Silver Knight Bunaken
Family: Araceae
Genus: Scindapsus
Species: Unresolved
Naming status: Horticultural / trade name
Origin / provenance: Associated horticulturally with North Sulawesi, Indonesia - exact collection locality and provenance not documented
“Bunaken” is a horticultural name used for a distinctive Scindapsus circulating in international plant trade.
Plants circulated as “Bunaken” are generally recognized by relatively broad, substantial foliage, often broadly ovate to heart-shaped, with a dark-green to emerald-green ground colour. Pale variegation appears irregularly across the blade in cream, mint-green to silvery-green markings, sometimes developing into broader sectors. The foliage is commonly described and shown as relatively thick or leathery.
Bunaken is the name of an island and national park in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, and horticultural sources associate the plant with this region. Documentation establishing its original collection locality or demonstrating that the cultivated plant originated specifically from Bunaken has not been identified.
The plant is also circulated as “Scindapsus Silver Knight Bunaken” and is sometimes grouped horticulturally with Silver Knight. Documentary evidence establishing Silver Knight ancestry or a botanical relationship has not been identified. This association is therefore treated as horticultural classification rather than verified provenance.
Variegated Greens classification: Horticultural name of unresolved botanical identity.
Its botanical identity, originator, original collection locality, and documented ancestry remain unresolved.
Research current as of September 2026.