Delairea odorata

Delairea odorata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Delairea
Species:
D. odorata
Binomial name
Delairea odorata
Synonyms[2]
  • Delairea scandens Lem.
  • Senecio mikanioides Otto ex Walp.
  • Senecio scandens Juss. ex DC.

Delairea odorata is a climber within the family Asteraceae that is native to South Africa. One of the two species in the genus Delairea (the other being Delairea aparadensis), it was previously included in the genus Senecio as Senecio mikanioides.[3] It is known as Cape ivy in some parts of the world (US) and German ivy[4] in others (Britain, Ireland). Other names include parlor ivy and Italian ivy.[5]

It is a twining perennial, herbaceous plant that grows 3 metres tall.[6] Its multi-lobed leaves somewhat resemble those of the unrelated English ivy. Originally used as an ornamental plant on trellises and as groundcover, it is now rarely cultivated because of its invasiveness, in addition to being a weed.[7]

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System Organization (ITIS) (1999). "Delairea Lem". Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Delairea odorata Lem.
  3. ^ Eda, Sayaka (1999). "The Biogeography of Cape Ivy (Delairea odorata)". Archived from the original on 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
  4. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference hear was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Delairea odorata Lem. NEW SOUTH WALES FLORA ONLINE, PlantNET. G. J. Harden, 1992. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  7. ^ Delairea odorata PlantFileonline