Nekemias arborea

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Ordo: Vitales

Familia: Vitaceae
Subfamilia: Vitoideae
Tribus: Ampelopsideae
Genus: Nekemias
Species: Nekemias arborea
Name

Nekemias arborea (L.) J.Wen & Boggan, PhytoKeys 42: 13. (2014)
Synonyms

Basionym
Vitis arborea L., Sp. Pl. 1: 203. (1753)
Homotypic
Cissus arborea (L.) Des Moulins in Durand, Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 24: 156. (1862)
Ampelopsis arborea (L.) Koehne, Deutsch. Dendrol. 400. (1893)
Ampelopsis arborea (L.) Rusby, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 221. (1894), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic
Ampelopsis bipinnata Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 160. 1803, nom. illeg.
Cissus stans Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 143. 1805, nom. illeg.
Cissus bipinnata (Michx.) Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 144. 1818, nom. illeg.
Nekemias bipinnata (Michx.) Raf., Sylva Tellur. 87. 1838, nom. illeg.
Vitis bipinnata (Michx.) Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 243. 1838, nom. illeg.

References

Wen, J., Boggan, J. & Nie, Z.-L. 2014. Synopsis of Nekemias Raf., a segregate genus from Ampelopsis Michx. (Vitaceae) disjunct between eastern/southeastern Asia and eastern North America, with ten new combinations. PhytoKeys 42: 11-19. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.42.7704 Open access Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Nekemias arborea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct. 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Nekemias arborea. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 10 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Nekemias arborea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct. 10.

Nekemias arborea, commonly known as pepper vine, is native to the Southeastern United States, Texas, and New Mexico. It spreads rapidly, climbing up trees and bushes. Although it is attractive, its rapid growth and ability to pull down trees makes it a nuisance if not strictly confined.[1]

Synonyms

Its synonyms include: Ampelopsis arborea (L.) Koehne, Ampelopsis bipinnata Michx., Ampelopsis pinnata DC., Cissus arborea (L.) Des Moul., Cissus bipinnata Elliott, Cissus orientalis Lam., Cissus stans Pers., Hedera arborea (L.) Walter, Nekemias bipinnata Raf., Vitis arborea L., Vitis bipinnata Torr. & A.Gray, and Vitis orientalis (Lam.) Boiss.
Cultivation

Nekemias arborea is used as an ornamental plant in gardens.
References

http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AMAR5 USDA . accessed 10/10/2010

Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.