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 online. 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.
• 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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