Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Boussingaultia cordifolia
Family : BASELLACEAE
Genus : Boussingaultia
Synonyms : Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) Steenis
Catalan common name : Bàlsam emparrador.
Spanish common name : Parra de Madeira.
Province distribution : Balearic Islands. Castellón. Valencia.
General distribution : Neotropical
Flowering time : August. September.
Life-forms : Perennial.
Habitat : Gardens and sometimes naturalizated.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : A climbing plant (up to 6 m. in height), very dense growth and easy to identify when in flower. When it is not in flower, it can easily pass unnoticed. The leaves are ovate to lanceolate and cordiform at the base at 2,5-10 cm. Propagates by root division and form the small aerial tubercles that are normally formed in the no flowering leaf axils.
Observations : Cultivada als jardins, s’ha naturalitzat a molts d’indrets on pot arribar a cobrir els arbres natius.
Status : Alien species.
