Nekemias arborea

ClassificationDicots
FamilyVitaceae
Family (Traditional)Vitaceae
GenusNekemias
Species:Nekemias arborea (L.) J. Wen & Boggan
Common NamePeppervine
Growth Habitvine - liana
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - liana; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 2; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Number: 15; Leaflet Number: 17; Leaflet Number: 19; Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Basal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 4
StatusNative
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Calloway (KY), Cumberland (KY), Fulton (KY), Hickman (KY), Jefferson (KY), McCracken (KY), Warren (KY), Dyer (TN), Lake (TN), Obion (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1972 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
APSC0080614 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Nekemias arborea
APSC0069056 Jefferson Kentucky 26 Jun 1992 Max Medley
APSC
Nekemias arborea
APSC0070405 Fulton Kentucky 08 Oct 1986 Max Medley
APSC
Nekemias arborea
APSC0078026 McCracken Kentucky 17 Jul 1972 Raymond Athey
APSC
Nekemias arborea
APSC0041967 Obion Tennessee
APSC
Nekemias arborea
APSC0080613 Hickman Kentucky
APSC
Nekemias arborea
APSC0102673 Cumberland Kentucky
APSC
Nekemias arborea
APSC0079933 Hickman Kentucky
APSC
Nekemias arborea
APSC0078033 Warren Kentucky 09 Jul 1976
APSC
Nekemias arborea
APSC0098396 Dyer Tennessee
APSC
Nekemias arborea
APSC0092925 Calloway Kentucky 01 Sep 2017 Mason Brock
APSC
Nekemias arborea
APSC0102674 Lake Tennessee
APSC
Nekemias arborea
APSC0099898 Obion Tennessee
APSC
Nekemias arborea
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