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Hedera helix, the common ivy, European ivy, King's Choice ivy, or just ivy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. It is native to most of Europe and parts of western Asia. Ivy is a clinging evergreen vine that grows on tree trunks, walls, and fences in gardens, waste spaces, and wild habitats. Ivy is popular as an ornamental ...
Hederagenin is a triterpenoid which is a chemical constituent of the Hedera helix plant. Hederagenin is the aglycone part of numerous saponins found in Hedera helix (common ivy), the most prevalent of these being hederacoside C and alpha-hederin.
The name ivy derives from Old English ifig, cognate with German Efeu, of unknown original meaning. [18] The scientific name Hedera is the classical Latin name for the plant. [11] Old regional common names in Britain, no longer used, include "Bindwood" and "Lovestone", for the way it clings and grows over stones and bricks.
In Mandarin Chinese, the plant goes by a number of names, most commonly páqiánghǔ (爬墙虎, lit. "wall-climbing tiger"), but also páshānhǔ (爬山虎, lit. "mountain-climbing tiger", also refers to Hedera helix), dìjǐn (地錦, lit. "earth brocade", the name used in the Compendium of Materia Medica and the common name in Taiwan ...
Ivy usually refers to any plant species in the genus Hedera, in the family Araliaceae - notably common ivy Hedera helix. Ivy may also refer to other plant species:- Boston ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata; cape ivy Senecio angulatus and Senecio tamoides; coliseum ivy, Kenilworth ivy, Oxford ivy, Cymbalaria muralis; devil's ivy Epipremnum aureum
The morphology of Araliaceae varies widely. Many studies have found that there is no unifying characteristic capable of classifying the family. [6] In general, Araliaceae species have large, usually alternate leaves, often with aromatic ethereal oils, five-petaled flowers, two to five carpels, simple umbels, and berries without carpophores or oil cavities. [7]
The letters were issued earlier this month to Synthetix, which sells drugs on a website called Helix Chemical Supply, and US Chem Labs after the U.S. regulator conducted a review of their ...
Aralioideae is a subfamily of flowering plants contains around 50 recognized genera.These include the genus Panax, to which ginseng belongs. Other notable species are the Angelica-tree (devil's walking-stick, Aralia spinosa), the devil's club (Oplopanax horridus), or common ivy (Hedera helix).