Periploca graeca L.

Silkvine (en), Bourreau-des-arbres (fr), Périploque de Grèce (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Periploca

Characteristics

Deciduous, glabrous twiner to 10 m; lvs petiolate, lance-ovate to oblong, 5–10 cm; fls brown-purple, 2–2.5 cm wide, the narrowly oblong cor-lobes densely villous on the upper side especially toward the margins and base, and with a central, densely and shortly papillate-hairy strip toward the base; principal lobes of the corona slender, almost thread-like, 4–8 mm; anthers villous on the back; frs 10–15 cm; 2n=24. Native of s. Eur., rarely escaped from cult. in our range.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 8.5 - 9.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Woods, thickets and riverbanks.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal oil poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cardiotonic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 28 - 56
Germination temperacture (C°) 4
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Periploca graeca habit picture by Anthony Raoux (cc-by-sa)
Periploca graeca habit picture by Henryk Rozanski (cc-by-sa)
Periploca graeca habit picture by Henryk Rozanski (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Periploca graeca leaf picture by Anthony Raoux (cc-by-sa)
Periploca graeca leaf picture by Anthony Raoux (cc-by-sa)
Periploca graeca leaf picture by Planticas Pedro (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Periploca graeca flower picture by Fedan Hacizade (cc-by-sa)
Periploca graeca flower picture by Fedan Hacizade (cc-by-sa)
Periploca graeca flower picture by Fedan Hacizade (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Periploca graeca fruit picture by FLORENCE GRESSIER (cc-by-sa)
Periploca graeca fruit picture by López Pilar (cc-by-sa)
Periploca graeca fruit picture by Alina (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Periploca graeca world distribution map, present in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Algeria, Spain, France, Georgia, Croatia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America, Uzbekistan, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:100459-1
WFO ID wfo-0000392081
COL ID 4F3C7
BDTFX ID 48295
INPN ID 112712
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Periploca graeca Periploca maculata Periploca laeta Asclepias dioscoridis