Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Complete Taxonomic details of Species:
Parthenocissus semicordata (Wall.) Planch.

Family: Vitaceae Genus: Parthenocissus Species:
Parthenocissus semicordata (Wall.) Planch.
( चप्पर -तंग )

Habit

Leaf

Flower

Fruit

Bark

Synonym Psedera himalayana(Royle) C.K. Schneid., Vitis himalayana (Royle) Brandis Flower Color Greenish
Common Name Virginia Creeper Flower Type Cyme
English / Trade Name Himalayan Woodbine Flowering Period April-June
Vernacular /Local Name Chappar-tang Fruiting Period July-Sept
Altitude Up to 3300 m Fruit Type Berry
Habit Climber Fruit Details Berries globose, black; seeds 1 – 4.
Habitat Miscellaneous forest in siwalik hills, in damp and moist habitats. Bark Type Smooth
Distribution Submontane to montane North-West Himalaya to Nepal. Bark Details Young branches hispidly pubescent; stem glabrous, woody, greyish brown.
Distribution in Haryana Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar Origin Native
    Leaf Type Compound
    Leaf Arrangement Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
    Leaf Shape Trifoliate
Description of Species Semideciduous, large climbers; young branches hispidly pubescent; stem glabrous, woody, greyish brown. Leaves trifoliate; leaflets ovate or obovate, base cuneate or rounded, tip long acuminate, margins coarsely serrate; lateral leaflets oblique to one side, subcordate; dull – green above, pale or purplish beneath; membranous. Flowers small, greenish – yellow, in dichotomously branched cymes. Petals 5(4), spreading and reflexed, caducous. Disc conspicuous, adnate to the base of ovary. Fruit a berry, seeds 1 – 4. Leaf Details Leaves trifoliate; leaflets ovate or obovate, base cuneate or rounded, tip long acuminate, margins coarsely serrate; lateral leaflets oblique to one side, subcordate; dull – green above, pale or purplish beneath; membranous
 

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