Ampelopsis humulifolia Bunge

Species

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Characteristics

Branchlets terete, with longitudinal ridges, glabrous; tendrils bifurcate. Leaves simple, 3-5-lobed or cleft, rarely mixed with undivided leaves; stipules caducous; petiole 3-5 cm, glabrous or sparsely pilose; leaf blade cordate or roughly so with 5 angles, 6-12 × 5-10 cm, abaxially glabrous or sparsely pilose on veins, base cordate, notch rounded, margin with large, sharp teeth, apex acuminate. Polychasium leaf-opposed; peduncle 3-6 cm, glabrous or sparsely pilose. Pedicel 2-3 mm, appressed pubescent. Buds oval, 1.5-2 mm, apex rounded. Calyx glabrous. Petals elliptic, 1.3-1.8 mm, glabrous. Anthers oval. Lower part of ovary adnate to disk; stigma unexpanded. Berry globose, 6-10 mm in diam., 2-4-seeded. Seeds obovoid. Fl. May-Jul, fr. May-Sep.
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A woody creeper. The branches have ridges along them. The tendril are divided. The leaves are simple and have 3-5 lobes. The leaf blade is heart shaped and 6-12 cm long 5-10 cm wide. The fruit are round and 6-10 mm across. There are 2-4 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 6.0
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests between 400-1,100 m above sea level in northern China.
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Woodlands and thickets, at elevations from 900-1,500 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits leaves
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Ampelopsis humulifolia world distribution map, present in China and Philippines

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:67434-1
WFO ID wfo-0000531704
COL ID CYJH
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Ampelopsis humulifolia Vitis davidiana Vitis davidiana Cissus davidiana Ampelopsis heterophylla var. bungei Ampelopsis heterophylla var. humulifolia Ampelopsis humulifolia var. trisecta Ampelopsis humulifolia f. trisecta Vitis heterophylla var. humulifolia