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Hedera nepalensis

Botanic Family

Araliaceae

Author

K. Koch

Propagation

C.L.S.

Cultivated

C, ornamental with cultivars

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Afghanistan
• Bhutan
• Taiwan - China
• Assam
• Jammu & Kashmir - India
• N. Myanmar
• Nepal
• N. Pakistan
• Thailand

Natural Habitats

• Montane forest

Flowering Times

• Sep
• Oct
• Nov (India) Sep-Nov (Nepal)

Fruiting Times

• Mar to Apr

Large evergreen woody vine with aerial roots. Glabrous leaves mottled grey-green 3-6 toothed lobes, to 120mm long. Umbellate corymbs or terminal panicles of yellowish flowers, fruit golden-yellow or red maturing black.

Further References

• Rehder 1934
• Bean 1950
• Bailey 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• Rose 1980
• Huxley 1992
• Nicholls 1995
• Manandhar 2002
• Mobot
• RHS A-Z
• GWC 1997
• Bodkin
• The Plant List 2
• Fedde
• Kew
• Academia WWF Nepal