Hedera rhombea
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| Hedera rhombea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Hedera |
| Species: | H. rhombea |
| Binomial name | |
| Hedera rhombea (Miq.) Paul (1867) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Hedera helix var. rhombea Miq. (1863) | |
Hedera rhombea, the Japanese ivy or songak, is a species of ivy[2] in the Araliaceae family native to East Asia. It is native to Japan, the Korean Peninsula, the Ryukyu Islands, and Taiwan,[1] where it is common on rocky slopes and growing up the trunks of trees, especially in laurel forest, a type of cloud forest.
