Ampelopsis, commonly known as peppervine[1] or porcelainberry,[1] is a genus of climbing shrubs, in the grape family Vitaceae. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek: ἅμπελος (ampelos), which means "vine".[2] The genus was named in 1803. It is disjunctly distributed in eastern Asia and eastern North America extending to Mexico. Ampelopsis is primarily found in mountainous regions in temperate zones with some species in montane forests at mid-altitudes in subtropical to tropical regions.[3] Ampelopsis glandulosa is a popular garden plant and an invasive weed.
| Ampelopsis | |
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| Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Vitales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Subfamily: | Vitoideae |
| Genus: | Ampelopsis Michx. |
| Species | |
Species
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Plants of the World Online currently includes:[4]
- Ampelopsis aconitifolia Bunge
- Ampelopsis acutidentata W.T.Wang
- Ampelopsis bodinieri (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Rehder
- Ampelopsis chondisensis (Vassilcz. & V.N.Vassil.) Tulyag.
- Ampelopsis cordata Michx. – False grape, raccoon-grape, heart-leaf peppervine or heart-leaf ampelopsis[5]
- Ampelopsis delavayana Planch. ex Franch.
- Ampelopsis denudata Planch.
- Ampelopsis glandulosa (Wall.) Momiy.
- Ampelopsis humulifolia Bunge
- Ampelopsis japonica (Thunb.) Makino – Japanese peppervine
- Ampelopsis mollifolia W.T.Wang
- Ampelopsis orientalis (Lam.) Planch.
- Ampelopsis tadshikistanica Zaprjagaeva
- Ampelopsis tomentosa Planch. ex Franch.
- Ampelopsis vitifolia (Boiss.) Planch.
- Ampelopsis wangii I.M.Turner
- Ampelopsis arborea (L.) Koehne – Peppervine[6] is now Nekemias arborea
- Ampelopsis cantoniensis (Hook. & Arn.) K.Koch[7]
- Ampelopsis grossedentata (Hand.-Mazz.) W.T.Wang
Ecology
editAmpelopsis species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including Bucculatrix quinquenotella and Sphecodina abbottii. Dihydromyricetin, which is an effective ingredient in supplements and other tonics, is extracted from the ampelopsin tree.[8]
Fossil record
editFossil seeds from the early Miocene of Ampelopsis ludwigii and Ampelopsis rotundata, have been found in the Czech part of the Zittau Basin. [9] The fossil species Ampelopsis malvaeformis was rather common in northern Italy in the early and middle Pliocene but seems to disappear at the middle and late Pliocene boundary.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 350. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 878.
- ^ The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, Edited by K. Kubitzki in collaboration with C. Bayer and P.F. Stevens, Volume IX, Flowering Plants Eudicots, Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007, ISBN 3-540-32214-0
- ^ Plants of the World Online: Ampelopsis A.Rich. ex Michx. (retrieved 26 December 2021)
- ^ "Ampelopsis cordata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
- ^ "Ampelopsis arborea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
- ^ "Ampelopsis cantoniensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
- ^ Higgins, Maria (Nov 12, 2018). "Everything You Need to Know About Dihydromyricetin". Stanford Chemicals. Retrieved Sep 8, 2024.
- ^ Acta Palaeobotanica - 43(1): 9-49, January 2003 - Early Miocene carpological material from the Czech part of the Zittau Basin - Vasilis Teodoridis
- ^ The role of central Italy as a centre of refuge for thermophilous plants in the late Cenozoic, Edoardo Martinetto, Acta Palaeobotan. 41(2): 299-319, 2001
External links
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