Araliaceae

Hedera L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 202 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Macaronesia, Europe, Medit. to Temp. E. Asia.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Madeira, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Juan Fernández Is., Kentucky, Maryland, Mexico Northwest, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Oregon, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Frodin, D.G. & Govaerts, R. (2003 publ. 2004). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araliaceae: 1-444. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 5, 2017 s.coll. [s.n.] K000865152 Type Yes
Jul 5, 2017 s.coll. [s.n.] K000865153 Type Yes
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 4925] Malaysia K001104242 Unknown Type Material Yes
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 4919] Malaysia K001104216 Unknown Type Material Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K005217545 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [288] Greece K005217658 Yes
Nicholson, G. [s.n.] K005218136 Yes
s.coll. [26] K005218137 Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 4920] K001104229 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ingoldby, C.M. [583] Türkiye K005217668 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4911] K001104198 Unknown Type Material Yes
Atchley, S.C. [1420] Greece K005217656 Yes
Barclay, C. (Sir) [3012] Greece K005217661 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4914] Nepal K001104205 Unknown Type Material Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K005217549 Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 4917] K001104211 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005218129 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4920] K001104223 Unknown Type Material Yes
Woods, J. [s.n.] K005217669 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [164] Afghanistan K005217725 Yes
Kett, R. [73] Türkiye K005217667 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4924] Malaysia K001104241 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005218145 Yes
Airy Shaw, H.K.; Jackson, A.K. [s.n.] United Kingdom K005217540 Yes
Turrill, W.B.; Hubbard, C.E. [12934] United Kingdom K005217548 Yes
Barclay, C. (Sir) [3427] Greece K005217662 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005218139 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4920] Nepal K001104231 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4912] Nepal K001104200 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005218142 Yes
s.coll. [40] K005218140 Yes
Nicholson, G. [s.n.] K005218131 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K005217547 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4913] Nepal K001104202 Unknown Type Material Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K005217542 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005218138 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [865/B] K005217665 Yes
[F. E. Turrill]; Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K005217532 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4920] Nepal K001104232 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005218143 Yes
Mann, R.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K005217541 Yes
Platt, J.W.O. [617] Greece K005217654 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4910] K001104196 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4920] India K001104222 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005218128 Yes
Airy Shaw, H.K.; Jackson, A.K. [s.n.] United Kingdom K005217535 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K005217536 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K005217544 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005218148 Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 4920] K001104230 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005218144 Yes
Melville, R. [959] United Kingdom K005217531 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [865] K005217666 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005218150 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4920] K001104234 Unknown Type Material Yes
W.B.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K005217546 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4916] K001104210 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4910] Nepal K001104194 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [57] K005218154 Yes
Nicholson, G. [s.n.] K005218141 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4920] K001104218 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005218146 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4920] India K001104221 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4920] K001104219 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4920] India K001104220 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barclay, C. (Sir) [3033] Greece K005217660 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005218147 Yes
Barton, W.C.; Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K005217552 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4910] Nepal K001104195 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4914] Nepal K001104206 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barclay, C. (Sir) [3427] Greece K005217663 Yes
Turrill, W.B.; Summerhayes, V.S. [s.n.] K005217539 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4920] K001104224 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4910] India K001104191 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4910] Nepal K001104192 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4920] India K001104235 Unknown Type Material Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K005217543 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [12367] Greece K005217664 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4920] K001104233 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4919] K001104217 Unknown Type Material Yes
Atchley, S.C. [288] Greece K005217657 Yes
Turrill, W.B.; Summerhayes, V.S. [s.n.] K005217538 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4910] Nepal K001104193 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rico, L. [S.N.] United Kingdom K000661618 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4912] Nepal K001104199 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005218134 Yes
s.coll. [S457] United Kingdom K004007382 Yes
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 4925] Malaysia K001104243 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K005217537 Yes
Nicholson, G. [s.n.] K005218132 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [11657] United Kingdom K005217551 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 4916] K001104209 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4913] Nepal K001104203 Unknown Type Material Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K005217550 Yes
Mattfeld, J. [1755] Greece K005217659 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4920] K001104225 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005218135 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4920] K001104226 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 4912] K001104201 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005218151 Yes
Nicholson, G. [s.n.] K005218130 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005218153 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R.; Burtt, B.L. [420] United Kingdom K005217533 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 4910] K001104197 Unknown Type Material Yes
Boratynska, K.; Boratynski, A.; Browicz, K.; Dolatowski, J. [186] Greece K005217655 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4920] India K001104227 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K005217534 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4913] Nepal K001104204 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005218133 Yes
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 4919] Malaysia K001104215 Unknown Type Material Yes
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 4920] Malaysia K001104228 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nicholson, G. [s.n.] K005218152 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 4921] India K001104237 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0