Decumaria

Decumaria
Woodvamp
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Decumaria
L.
Species

Decumaria barbara
Decumaria sinensis

Woodvamp (Decumaria) is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Hydrangeaceae, one (D. barbara) native to the southeastern United States, and the other (D. sinensis) native to central China.

They are shrubby lianas growing to 4-10 m high through shrubs and trees, climbing by means of aerial adhesive rootlets. The leaves are variably deciduous to evergreen (with D. barbara tending to be more often deciduous, D. sinensis more evergreen), 3-10 cm long, ovate with an acute apex, and a smooth to obscurely toothed margin. The flowers are 5-10 mm diameter, white to creamy colored, fragrant, produced in dense panicles 3-8 cm broad. The fruit is a dry capsule containing several seeds.

  • Decumaria barbara

  • Decumaria barbara

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  • Decumarĭa — (D. L.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Philadelpheae aus der Klasse der Calycifloren, 1. Ordn. 11. Kl. L.; Arten: D. barbara u. D. sarmentosa, klimmende, weiße, wohlriechende, in Rispen u. Afterdolden gesammelte Blumen tragende, bei uns im… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Decumaria — noun small genus of woody climbers with adhesive aerial roots; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae • Syn: ↑genus Decumaria • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Hydrangeaceae, ↑family Hydrangeaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Decumaria — ID 25538 Symbol Key DECUM Common Name decumaria Family Hydrangeaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, NY, SC, TN, VA Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Decumaria L. — Symbol DECUM Common Name decumaria Botanical Family Hydrangeaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Decumaria barbara und sarmentosa — und sarmentosa, niedrige Sträucher aus Carolina mit weißen lindenblüthenartigen sehr wohlriechenden Blumen, zur Familie der Myrtaceae gehörig …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Decumaria barbara — decumary decumary n. a woody climber of southeastern US ({Decumaria barbara}) having white flowers in compound terminal clusters. Syn: {Decumaria barbata}, {Decumaria barbara}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Decumaria barbara — decumary decumary n. a woody climber of southeastern US ({Decumaria barbara}) having white flowers in compound terminal clusters. Syn: {Decumaria barbata}, {Decumaria barbara}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Decumaria barbata — decumary decumary n. a woody climber of southeastern US ({Decumaria barbara}) having white flowers in compound terminal clusters. Syn: {Decumaria barbata}, {Decumaria barbara}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Decumaria barbara — noun woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters • Syn: ↑decumary, ↑Decumaria barbata • Hypernyms: ↑hydrangea • Member Holonyms: ↑Decumaria, ↑genus Decumaria …   Useful english dictionary

  • Decumaria barbata — noun woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters • Syn: ↑decumary, ↑Decumaria barbara • Hypernyms: ↑hydrangea • Member Holonyms: ↑Decumaria, ↑genus Decumaria …   Useful english dictionary

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