Parthenocissus
| Parthenocissus | |
|---|---|
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| Parthenocissus quinquefolia foliage and fruit | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Vitales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Genus: | Parthenocissus Planch. |
Parthenocissus /ˌpɑrθɨnɵˈsɪsəs/,[1] is a genus of tendril[2] climbing plants in the grape family, Vitaceae. It contains about 12 species native to the Himalayas, eastern Asia and North America.[3] Several are grown for ornamental use, notably P. henryana, P. quinquefolia and P. tricuspidata.[2]
The name derives from the Greek parthenos, "virgin", and kissos (Latinized as "cissus"), "ivy". The reason is variously given as the ability of these creepers to form seeds without pollination[4] or the English name of P. quinquefolia, Virginia creeper, which has become attached to the whole genus.[5]
Parthenocissus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Brown-tail and The Gothic.
Species
From Asia
- Three leaved
- Parthenocissus chinensis
- Parthenocissus heterophylla, from China and Taiwan
- Parthenocissus semicordata, from the Himalayas
- Parthenocissus feddei
- Five leaved
- Parthenocissus henryana, Chinese Virginia creeper from China
- Parthenocissus laetevirens
- One or three leaved
- Parthenocissus dalzielii, from east and south-east Asia
- Parthenocissus suberosa
- Parthenocissus tricuspidata, Japanese creeper or Boston ivy, from eastern Asia
From North America
- Seven or five-leaved
- Parthenocissus heptaphylla, sevenleaf creeper, from Texas and Mexico
- Parthenocissus vitacea, thicket creeper, woodbine, or grape woodbine, from western and northern North America
- Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Virginia creeper, from eastern North America
References
- ↑ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ Ze-Long Nie a.o., "Molecular phylogeny and biogeographic diversification of Parthenocissus (Vitaceae) disjunct between Asia and North America", in:American Journal of Botany 97: p. 1342 (2010)
- ↑ Fralish, James S.; Franklin, Scott B. (2002). Taxonomy and Ecology of Woody Plants in North American Forests. John Wiley and Sons. p. 167. ISBN 0-471-16158-6. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
- ↑ Coombes, Allen J. (2012). The A to Z of plant names. USA: Timber Press. p. 312. ISBN 9781604691962.
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