Ampelopsis VITACEAE Vitis 



ovate to oblong-ovate, irregularly and coarsely toothed: 



fr. blue 5. A. japonica 



Rachis of If. not winged; lower pr. or 2 prs. of lfts. 

 ternate; lfts. ovate to oblong; margins coarsely 

 serrate or nearly entire; terminal lfts. 5-7 cm. long, 

 on stalks about 2cm. long; lateral lfts. smaller 

 and on shorter stalks: fr. violet 6. A. cantonie?isis 



1. Ampelopsis bodinieri (Levi. & Vant.) Rehd. J^lMllt (P'a Shan Hu; Mountain- 

 climbing Lizard) (R.M. 616). Climbing vine; fls. V-VII; fr. dark blue, IX-X. 

 Central China; locally in Che., Hup., Ki., Ku. Thickets. 



2. Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Trautv. (A heterophylla S. & Z.) |l[,'i'ij ;Y,j 

 (Shan P'u T'ao; Mountain Grape) (R.M. 617). Climbing vine; fls. VI-VIII; fr. 

 lilac, IX-X. Northeastern Asia; locally in Che., Hup., Ki., Ku. Thickets. 



2a . Ampelopsis brevipedunculata var. kulingensis Rehd. China; locally in Ki. (B. 



G. 1:36). 

 2b. Ampelopsis brevipedunculata var. maximowiczii (Regel) Rehd. China; locally 



in Che. (R.M. 617). 



3. Ampelopsis aconitifolia Bunge l^iijfj (Ts'ao P'u T'ao; Herbaceous Grape) (R.M. 

 617). Trailing vine; fls. V-VIII; fr, orange, VIII-IX; lvs. 5-cleft or ternate. 

 Northern and central China; locally in Ku. Grassland, thickets. 



3a. Ampelopsis aconitifolia var. glabra Diels & Gilg China; locally in Ku. (R.M. 

 617). 



4. Ampelopsis delavayana Planch. (R.M. 617). Trailing vine; fls. VII-VIII; fr. 

 dark blue, X. Central and western China; locally in An., Hun., Hup., Ki. Thick- 

 ets, forest. 



5. Ampelopsis japonica (Thunb.) Mak. (A serjaniaefolia Bge.) ^^ (Pai Lien; 

 White Vine) (R.M. 618). Trailing vine; fls. V-VIII; fr. blue, IX-X. Japan, north 

 China; locally in An., Che., Hun., Ku. Grassland, thickets. 



6. Ampelopsis cantoniensis (H. & A.) Planch. {Vitis cantoniensis Hk. & Arn.) (H.F. 

 1:663). Woody climber; fls. VI- VII; fr. violet, IX-X. South China; locally in 

 An., Che., Ki. Forest. 



4. Vitis Linn. Grape ij^g (P'u T'ao Shu) 



Woody vines with shredding bark and brown pith: infl. in panicles, opposite the 

 lvs. : fls. polygamo-dioecious, 5-merous; petals cohering at the top and falling together: 

 fr. 2-4-seeded. 60 species, mostly in north temperate regions; 40 in China. (Old 

 Latin name of the grape.) 



Key to the Species 



a. Lvs. simple, entire, serrate, dentate or lobed. 



b. Brs. profusely blunt-spiny 1 . V. davidii 



bb. Brs. glabrous or pubescent, not spiny. 



c. Lf. margins entire, serrate or dentate, not deeply lobed. 

 d. Lf. blades glabrous, pubescent, flocculose- or arane- 

 ous-hairy, not densely and persistently toment- 

 ose. 

 e. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, oblong or long-lanceolate. 

 Lvs. glabrous, glaucous beneath, ovate-lance- 

 olate to long-lanceolate; margins remotely 



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