Pileostegia viburnoides
Pileostegia viburnoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Cornales |
Family: | Hydrangeaceae |
Genus: | Pileostegia |
Species: | P. viburnoides |
Binomial name | |
Pileostegia viburnoides Hook.f. & Thomson | |
Pileostegia viburnoides (climbing hydrangea) is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to India and eastern Asia. It is a slow-growing, self-clinging, evergreen climber eventually growing to 6 m (20 ft) in length, with long narrow leaves and dense panicles of creamy white flowers in late summer.[1]
The specific epithet viburnoides means "like a viburnum", though viburnums belong to a different family of plants.[2]
The species is valued in cultivation for its ability to clothe east- or north-facing surfaces, which can be problematic due to low light levels.[3]
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