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4915.000 Parthenocissus - Virginia creepers
Description of the genus
Woody climbers. Tendrils present, usually branched, in some species forming adhesive disks on touching a solid support. Leaves simple, 3-lobed or (3-) 5-foliolate. Inflorescences in terminal or leaf-opposed compound cymes. Petals free, patent or deflexed. Disk joined with the base of the ovary and not visible as a distinct structure. Fruit a 1-4-seeded berry, bluish-black, usually pruinose. Derivation of name: From the Greek: virgin ivy. Worldwide: 10 species in temperate Asia and N America Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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Other sources of information about Parthenocissus:
Our websites:
Flora of Burundi: ParthenocissusFlora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Parthenocissus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ParthenocissusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Parthenocissus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Parthenocissus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Parthenocissus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Parthenocissus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Parthenocissus
JSTOR Plant Science: Parthenocissus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Parthenocissus
Plants of the World Online: Parthenocissus
Tropicos: Parthenocissus
Wikipedia: Parthenocissus
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