Hedera pastuchovii

Hedera pastuchovii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Apiales
Family:Araliaceae
Genus:Hedera
Species: H. pastuchovii
Binomial name
Hedera pastuchovii

Hedera pastuchovii, is a species of ivy (genus Hedera) which is native from Eastern Transcaucasus. It is a plant of botanical family Araliaceae. It is in The Red Book of Azerbaijan SSR, 1989.

It is an evergreen woody vine with long climbing stems, growing in mixed forests to 20–30 m high where suitable trees, are available, does not grow well as a groundcover plant. It climbs by means of aerial rootlets which cling to the substrate.

Leaves thin, glossy, light green, entire or with wavy margins, 10–12 cm x 6–9 cm, often rounded and rarely oblong-elliptic, deeply or shallowly lobed, cordate or cuneate at the base.

A rare relict species of the Greater Caucasus (Balakan, Zagatala, Gakh, Sheki and Khachmaz regions), Talysh (Astara, Lankaran, Masalli regions). Outside Azerbaijan - Eastern Transcaucasia, Iran. Habitat in the forests of the lowlands up to the middle mountain zone mainly on the forest edges and clearings, climbs high on the trees, does not crawl along the rocks. It is protected in the Zakatala and Girkan reserves. A preserve is being set up in the Samur River’s delta (the Khachmaz region) for wider cultivation to protect the lowland riparian woodlands.

In cultivation in the UK the cultivar ‘Ann Ala’ has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Hedera pastuchovii 'Ann Ala'". Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 45. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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