Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Vitaceae | Genus: Parthenocissus | Species:
Parthenocissus semicordata (Wall.)
Planch.
( चप्पर -तंग ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| 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 |
