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Ampelopsis aconitifolia Bunge

Monkshoodvine (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Vitales > Vitaceae > Ampelopsis

Characteristics

Branchlets terete, with longitudinal ridges; tendrils 2-or 3-branched. Leaves palmately 5-foliolate; stipules brownish, ovate-lanceolate, ca. 2.3 × 1-2 mm, membranous, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, apex obtuse; petiole 1.5-2.5 cm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent; leaflets nearly sessile; leaf blade lanceolate or rhombic-lanceolate, 4-9 × 1.5-6 cm, lateral veins 3-6 pairs, veinlets inconspicuous, base cuneate, apex acuminate. Compound corymbose dichasium, usually leaf-opposed or pseudoterminal; peduncle 1.5-4 cm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Pedicel 1-2.5 mm, nearly glabrous. Buds ovoid, 2-3 mm, apex rounded. Calyx glabrous. Petals oval, 1.7-2.7 mm, glabrous. Anthers oval. Lower part of ovary adnate to disk; style conical. Berry globose, 6-8 mm in diam., 2-or 3-seeded. Seeds obovoid, chalazal knot rounded, raphe attenuate, ventral holes furrowed upward 1/3 from base. Fl. May-Aug, fr. Jul-Sep.
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Lianas, low to moderately high climbing. Branchlets purplish green, usually sparsely pilose, sometimes glabrate or glabrous. Leaves palmately compound or blade so deeply lobed that leaf appears compound; petiole ± equaling blade; blade broadly ovate to nearly circular in outline, 4–9 × 2–6 cm, base cuneate, margins deeply serrate, apex acuminate, surfaces glabrous or abaxial puberulent; leaflets or lobes (3 or) 5, lanceolate to rhombic-lanceolate, each pinnatifidly lobed. Inflorescences usually shorter than leaves. Flowers yellowish green. Berries orange or yellow at maturity, sometimes bluish prior to maturity, globose, 6–8 mm diam. 2n = 40.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 12.0
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Flower color
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Minimum temperature (C°) -23
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Images

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Distribution

Ampelopsis aconitifolia world distribution map, present in China, Tajikistan, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:67404-1
WFO ID wfo-0000531613
COL ID 66DB8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ampelopsis aconitifolia Vitis aconitifolia Vitis dissecta Ampelopsis dissecta Ampelopsis aconitifolia var. cuneata Ampelopsis aconitifolia var. dissecta Ampelopsis aconitifolia var. aconitifolia

Lower taxons

Ampelopsis aconitifolia var. palmiloba
WorldFloraDB 2024