Hedera helix

Hedera helix subsp. helix, juvenile foliage; Bremerhaven, Germany

Hedera helix subsp. helix, adult foliage & flowers; Friedhof St. Johann, Saarbrücken, Germany

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Araliaceae
Subfamilia: Aralioideae
Genus: Hedera
Species: Hedera helix
Formae: H. h. f. helix – H. h. f. poetarum

Name

Hedera helix L. Sp. Pl. 1: 202 (1753)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hedera poetica Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 143 (1796), nom. illeg.
  • Hedera diversifolia Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 456. (1812), nom. illeg.
  • Hedera communis Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 491 (1821 publ. 1822), nom. superfl.
  • Hedera poetarum Bertol., Prael. Rei Herb.: 78 (1827), nom. illeg.
  • Hedera helix var. vulgaris DC., Prodr. 4: 261 (1830), nom. inval.
  • Hedera helix var. europaea Voss, Vilm. Blumengaertn., ed. 3. 1: 407. (1894), nom. inadmiss.
    

Note: This circumscription of the genus is polyphyletic (Green et al., 2011). It is rendered monophyletic by promoting Hedera helix subsp. rhizomatifera to its own species, Hedera rhizomatifera (McAll.) Jury, Willdenowia 34: 352 (2004) and demoting the other two sub-species to forma, see Govaerts et al. (2017) for this treatment.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Europe to W. & N. Turkey References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 202. Reference page. 
• Ackerfield, J. & Wen, J. 2002. A morphometric analysis of Hedera L. (the ivy genus, Araliaceae) and its taxonomic implications. Adansonia, sér. 3 24(2): 197–212. MNHN ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Hedera helix in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 July 3. Reference page. 
• Green, A.F., Ramsey, T.S. & Ramsey, J. 2011. Phylogeny and biogeography of ivies (Hedera spp., Araliaceae), a polyploid complex of woody vines. Systematic Botany 36(4): 1114-1127. DOI: 10.1600/036364411X605100 [Full text PDF] Reference page. 
• Hedera helix at the Euro+Med PlantBase
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Hedera helix. Published online. Accessed July 3 2017. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hedera helix in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

• العربية: عشقة متسلقة
• azərbaycanca: Adi daşsarmaşığı
• Boarisch: Eabam
• žemaitėška: Gebenė
• беларуская: Плюшч звычайны
• български: Обикновен бръшлян
• català: Heura
• kaszëbsczi: Efoj
• čeština: Břečťan popínavý
• dansk: Almindelig Vedbend
• Deutsch: Gemeiner Efeu
• dolnoserbski: Wšedny blušć
• English: Common Ivy
• Esperanto: Helica hedero
• español: Hiedra común
• eesti: Harilik luuderohi
• euskara: Huntz arrunt
• فارسی: پاپیتال
• suomi: Varjomuratti
• Nordfriisk: Efeu
• français: Lierre grimpant
• galego: Hedra
• עברית: קיסוס החורש
• hrvatski: Bršljan
• hornjoserbsce: Wšědny blušć
• magyar: Közönséges borostyán
• հայերեն: Բաղեղ սովորական
• íslenska: Bergflétta
• italiano: Edera Comune
• 日本語: セイヨウキヅタ
• 한국어: 양담쟁이
• Lëtzebuergesch: Gewéinlecht Wantergréng
• Limburgs: Wintjergreun
• lietuvių: Gebenė lipikė
• македонски: Бршлен
• Napulitano: Ellera
• Nederlands: Klimop
• norsk nynorsk: Bergflette
• norsk: Eføy
• Nouormand: Glléru
• polski: Bluszcz pospolity
• português: Hera
• română: Iederă
• русский: Плющ обыкновенный
• sardu: Edra
• slovenčina: Brečtan popínavý
• slovenščina: Navadni bršljan
• српски / srpski: Бршљан
• svenska: Murgröna
• Türkçe: Duvar sarmaşığı
• українська: Плющ звичайний
• Tiếng Việt: Dây thường xuân
• 中文: 常春藤

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