Family |
Vitaceae |
Scientific name |
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maximovicz) Trautvetter |
Synonyms |
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maximovicz) Trautvetter forma citrulloides
(Lebas) Rehder; Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maximovicz) Trautvetter var.
elegans (K. Koch) L. H. Bailey; Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maximovicz)
Trautvetter var. maximowiczii (Regel) Rehder; Ampelopsis glandulosa (Wallich)
Momiyama var. brevipedunculata (Maximovicz) Momiyama; Ampelopsis glandulosa
(Wallich) Momiyama var. heterophylla (Thunberg) Momiyama; Ampelopsis heterophylla
(Thunberg) Siebold & Zuccarini, non Blume; Ampelopsis heterophylla
(Thunberg) Siebold & Zuccarini var. amurensis Planchon; Ampelopsis
heterophylla (Thunberg) Siebold & Zuccarini var. brevipedunculata (Maximowicz)
C. L. Li; Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maximovicz) Trautvetter var. heterophylla
(Thunberg) H. Hara; Cissus brevipedunculata Maximovicz; Cissus humulifolia
(Bunge) Regel var. brevipedunculata (Maximowicz) Regel; Vitis brevipedunculata
(Maximovicz) Dippel; Vitis heterophylla Thunberg |
Common name |
(Japanese common name) no-budo [wild grape] |
(English common name) Amur pepper-vine, China-berry, creeper, porcelain
berry, wild grape |
Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan |
Chromosomal number |
2n=40 |
Description |
Leaves leaflets 4-13cm length, 4-12cm width. Flowers pale green corollas
ca. 3mm, flowering in July to August, fruits 6-8mm. Vine. Perennial plants. |
Reference |
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Trautv. |
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (vine, climber) |
Extracts from Spermatophyte plants with antitumor activity (European Patent EP1292319) |