[2] Cypria, meaning from Cyprus, was chosen to reflect the endemic area of the species origin.

The plant is commonly found in altitudes of 400 to 500m, often in shaded areas that provide a rocky surface and a nearby source of water.

[4] Hedera cypria does not resemble any other ivy into such a unique white patterns conspicuous grey veining, red stemmed.

In this species, the juvenile leaves are almost unlobed with an isosceles triangle shape, and the green leaf is blotched with a grid of leaf-nerves that appear greenish-yellow to grey.

Hedera cypria is found on the island of Cyprus and H. pastuchovii is distributed in close proximity in Iran, Caucasus and Transcaucassus.

[11] Where Hedera cypria is found in North America, on the East and West coasts, it is not considered invasive.