Ma'anar ƙamus na "Ivy na Jamus" yana nufin itacen inabi mai kama da ƙananan ganye masu sheki waɗanda suke kama da ivy na gaskiya, amma ba su da alaƙa da shi ta hanyar botanical. Sunan kimiyyar shuka shine Senecio mikanioides, kuma ana san shi da wasu sunaye na yau da kullun kamar Cape ivy, wax vine, da parlour ivy. Ana shuka ivy na Jamus a matsayin shukar gida ko kuma a matsayin murfin ƙasa a waje a cikin yanayi mai laushi.