About Hedera rhombea (Miq.) Bean
Hedera rhombea (Miq.) Bean is an evergreen climbing plant. Where suitable vertical surfaces such as trees, cliffs, and walls are available, it can grow up to 10 meters high. When no vertical surfaces are present, it grows as ground cover instead. It climbs by using aerial rootlets that cling to the substrate it grows on. Its stems are green; eating them is poisonous, and they contain an irritating sap. This species is cultivated for garden use and employed in floral arrangements. Its leaves are medium green, shaped like a rhombic diamond — this characteristic gives the species its specific epithet, rhombea. Its leaf petioles are glossy and dark green. The bisexual flowers of Hedera rhombea measure 4–5 mm in diameter, are yellow-green in color, and are arranged in erect umbels. Ripe fruits of this plant are round and black.
