Vitaceae FAMILY

Parthenocissus semicordata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Parthenocissus semicordata is a robust, deciduous climbing shrub. It can produce stems up to 18 metres long that scramble over the ground and attach themselves to other plants or objects by means of adhesive tendrils[ 182 Title Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. Publication Author Thomas. G. S. Publisher Murray Year 1992 ISBN 0-7195-5043-2 Description Contains a wide range of plants with a brief description, mainly of their ornamental value but also usually of cultivation details and varieties. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 219 Title Gardening on Walls Publication Author Grey-Wilson. C. & Matthews. V. Publisher Collins Year 1983 ISBN 0-00-219220-0 Description A nice little book about plants for growing against walls and a small section on plants that can grow in walls. ]. The edible fruit is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use. The plant also has local medicinal uses and can be used to form a dense, vigorous ground cover.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, southern China, southern Japan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia (Java)

HabitatClimbing over rocks, at elevations from 1,200 - 3,300 metres in W. China[ 109 Title Plantae Wilsonae. Vol 1 - 3 Publication Author Wilson. E. H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University Press; Cambridge. Year 1911 - 1917 ISBN Description Details of the palnts collected by the plant collector E. H. Wilson on his travels in China. Gives some habitats. Not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. Forests or shrublands on hillsides; at elevations from 500 - 3,800 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Moist open places; at elevations from 2,100 - 3,200 metres in Nepal[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ].