Genus Periploca (Noun)
Meaning
Genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old World.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Periploca species, known as genus Periploca, are a group of flowering plants in the dogbane family Apocynaceae.
- The genus Periploca consists of six to seven species, of which some have escaped cultivation to become invasive weeds in regions like Hawaii and southeastern Asia.
- Many genus Periploca species have become weedy because they have escaped from cultivation and naturalized in the warm regions of the Old World.
- The most well-known genus Periploca in horticulture is Periploca sepium or honey vine which has shown an impressive adaptability in eastern North America.
- Distribution of genus Periploca was originally across warm regions ranging from the Mediterranean region east to China.