Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Parthenocissus Planch. in Planchon, Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 5, 447 (1887)
Description
Deciduous or rarely evergreen lianes; bark remaining adherent, lenticellate; pith white, continuous. Tendrils branched, often with adhesive disc-like tips. Lvs palmately compound or simple, long-petiolate. Fls in lf-opposed pedunculate cymes or panicles, mostly ☿. Calyx 5-lobed, minute. Petals (4)–5, free, usually spreading, sometimes deflexed, persistent at least briefly after anthesis. Disc adnate to base of ovary, scarcely distinguishable. Ovary 2-celled; ovules 2 per cell; style very short. Berry 1–4-seeded, dark blue or blackish, often with glaucous bloom; flesh thin.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Exotic: Casual | 2 |
| Total | 3 |
Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Planchon, J.-E. 1887: Monographie des Ampélidées vraies. In: Candolle, A.C.P. de; Candolle, A.L.P.P. de Monographiae Phanerogamarum. Vol. 5. Masson, Paris. 305–610.
