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Hedera rhombea (Miq.) Paul

Japanese ivy

Native records: 4 botanical areas

Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, 1 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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Photograph of Hedera rhombea

A climber of temperate climates. Native to Japan, Korea, Taiwan.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Japan

    • JapanNative
    • Nansei-shotoNative

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

    • KoreaNative

  • Korea, Republic of

    • KoreaNative

  • Taiwan, Province of China

    • TaiwanNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • Dwa Cold, dry winter, hot summer
  • Dfb Cold, no dry season, warm summer
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • Dwb Cold, dry winter, warm summer
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
  • Dfa Cold, no dry season, hot summer

The same climate occurs in 144 areas worldwide, 140 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Recorded medicinal uses

The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.

  • Hedera rhombea is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.144, right column, line 44

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Other names

Japanese ivy、Songak (Songak ivy)

Family
Araliaceae
Genus
Hedera

Other species in Hedera

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Japan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Korea, Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Taiwan, Province of China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

Image information

  • Photograph of Hedera rhombea

    Qwert1234 · Public domain · File page