CXII. 

 HEDERA HELIX 



Common Ivy. 



Class V. Pentandria. — Order I. Monogynia. 



Nat. Ord. Caprifoliace^e. 



Gen. Char. Calyx of five teeth. Petals five, broadest 

 at the base. Style simple. Berry one-celled, three to 

 five-seeded, crowned by the calyx. 



Spec. Char. Stem climbing by means of lateral fibres. 

 Leaves coriaceous, shining, with five angular lobes, the 

 uppermost ovate, entire. Umbels erect. 



SYNONYMES. 



Greek mcrffos ; Dioscorides. kittos ; Theophrastus. 



( Hedera arborea. Bauh. Pin. 305. 



I Hedera corymbosa. Ger. Em. 858. 



... j Hedera communis, major et minor. Rati Sun. 459. 



Latin i -, « . wZxjia 



j Hedera nigra. Fuchs. 414. 



I Hedera Helix. Lin. Sp. PI. 292. Eng. Fl. i. p. 334. Eng. 



L Bot. t. 1267. 



French .... Lierre ; Lierre grimpant. 



Italian .... Edera ; Ellera. 



Spanish — Yedra. 



Portuguese. Yera; Eira. 



German.... Epheu; Wintergnin ; Baumwindej Eppieh. 



Dutch Klimop ; Klyf ; Boom veil. 



Banish .... Vedbende ; Vintergront. 



Swedish — Mur green. 



Bohemian . . Brectan. 



Hungarian . Fai-borostyan. 



Polish .... Bluszcz. 



Russ Bljustscb. 



