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Cissus alata, commonly known as grape ivy, grape leaf ivy, oak leaf ivy, or Venezuela treebine, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Vitaceae native to the tropical Americas. [3] Under its synonym Cissus rhombifolia, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [4] [5] The species name 'alata' means winged ...
Rhoicissus rhomboidea, also known as the glossy forest grape, glossy wild grape, ropewood, bastard forest grape and grape ivy, [2] is an evergreen climbing plant in the family Vitaceae that is native to the eastern forests of southern Africa.
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; fig ivy (or creeping fig or climbing fig) Ficus pumila; German ivy (or parlor ivy) Delairea odorata; grape ivy ...
Although unrelated to true ivy, it is commonly known as Boston ivy, grape ivy, and Japanese ivy, and also as Japanese creeper, and by the name woodbine (though the latter may refer to a number of different vine species). [1] The specific epithet tricuspidata means three-pointed, referring to the leaf shape. [2]
Parthenocissus quinquefolia, known as Virginia creeper, Victoria creeper, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger, is a species of flowering vine in the grape family, Vitaceae.It is native to eastern and central North America, from southeastern Canada and the eastern United States west to Manitoba and Utah, and south to eastern Mexico and Guatemala.
Convolvulus vine twining around a steel fixed ladder Boston ivy covering a chimney. Certain plants always grow as vines, while a few grow as vines only part of the time. For instance, poison ivy and bittersweet can grow as low shrubs when support is not available, but will become vines when support is available.
Cissus quadrangularis has been evaluated for potential medical uses. As a source of carotenoids, triterpenoids and ascorbic acid the extracts may have potential for medical effects, including "gastroprotective activity" [2] and benefits in terms of "lipid metabolism and oxidative stress". [3]
Cissus trifoliata, known variously as possum-grape, sorrelvine, vine-sorrel, or hierba del buey is a New World plant species in the grape family.It is native to the southern United States, Mexico (Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz, Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, and Tamaulipas), Venezuela, Colombia and ...