Anredera cordifolia

Anredera cordifolia (= Anredera baselloides hort., Boussingaultia cordifolia, Boussingaultia gracilis, Boussingaultia gracilis var. pseudobaselloides), commonly known as Madeira Vine, is a climber.

Contents 1 Naming 2 Taxonomy 3 Characteristics 3.1 Growth 3.2 Wood and Bark 3.3 Leaves 3.4 Flowers and Fruit 3.5 Root System 4 Distribution 5 Cultivation 6 Uses 7 Maintenance 8 Varities and Cultivars 9 Poisonousness 10 Pests and Diseases 11 Man and Anredera cordifolia 11.1 History 11.2 Anredera cordifolia in art 11.3 Symbolism 11.4 Superstition 12 See also 13 References 13.1 Literature 13.2 Footnotes 14 Non-commercial Links

[edit] Naming

Anredera cordifolia was already described and the name validly published by Michele Tenore. It was not until 1957, however, that Cornelis Gijsbert Gerrit Jan van Steenis reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.

[edit] Taxonomy

The Madeira Vine is a species in the genus Anredera (madeiravine) which contains 9 species and belongs to the family of the Basellaceae (Basella Family).

[edit] Characteristics

[edit] Growth

The climbers grow to a height of approximately 6 meters.

[edit] Wood and Bark

[edit] Leaves

Anredera cordifolia is an evergreen plant with simple leaves. The leaves are arranged opposite one another. They are mid green and ovate.

[edit] Flowers and Fruit

The flowers are five-petaled. The plants bloom from September to October. The flowers are arranged in racemes.

The fruits are drupes.

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[edit] Distribution

Anredera cordifolia is native to Paraguay, south Brazil, north Argentina, is naturalized in the Iberian Peninsula, France and Malta.

[edit] Cultivation

The Madeira Vine can withstand temperatures down to -6,6º C. It grows best in loamy soil, sandy, loamy soil.

[edit] Uses

[edit] Maintenance

[edit] Varities and Cultivars

[edit] Poisonousness

 Please read the health issues note! 

[edit] Pests and Diseases

[edit] Man and Anredera cordifolia

[edit] History

[edit] Anredera cordifolia in art

[edit] Symbolism

[edit] Superstition

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Literature

• Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: Der große Zander. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7. (Ger.)
• Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003, ISBN 0-7513-3738-2.
• efloras.org

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] Non-commercial Links

More pictures of Anredera cordifolia in the

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• United States Department of Agriculturees:Anredera cordifoliafr:Anredera cordifolia