Ampelopsis

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
Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Vitales
Family:	Vitaceae
Subfamily:	Vitoideae
Genus:	Ampelopsis Michx.
Species
See text.

Species

• Ampelopsis aconitifolia Bunge – Monkshood vine[4]
• Ampelopsis arborea (L.) Koehne – Peppervine[5]
• Ampelopsis bodinieri (H.Lev & Vaniot) Rehder[6]
• Ampelopsis cantoniensis (Hook. & Arn.) K.Koch[7]
• Ampelopsis chaffanjonii (H.Lev & Vaniot) Rehder[8]
• Ampelopsis cordata Michx. – False grape, raccoon-grape, heart-leaf peppervine or heart-leaf ampelopsis[9]
• Ampelopsis delavayana Planch.[10]
• Ampelopsis denudata Planch.[11]
• Ampelopsis glandulosa (Wall.) Momiy.[12]
• Ampelopsis grossedentata (Hand.-Mazz.) W.T.Wang
• Ampelopsis humulifolia Bunge[13]
• Ampelopsis japonica (Thunb.) Makino – Japanese peppervine[14]
• Ampelopsis megalophylla Diels & Gilg – Spikenard ampelopsis[15]
• Ampelopsis orientalis (Lam.) Planch.[16]
• Ampelopsis vitifolia Planch.[17]

Ecology

Ampelopsis species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including Bucculatrix quinquenotella and Sphecodina abbottii.

Fossil record

Fossil seeds from the early Miocene of Ampelopsis ludwigii and Ampelopsis rotundata, have been found in the Czech part of the Zittau Basin. [18] 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.[19]

References

1. 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.
2. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ampelopsis" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 878.
3. 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
4. "Ampelopsis aconitifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved August 12, 2009.
5. "Ampelopsis arborea". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved August 12, 2009.
6. "Ampelopsis bodinieri". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved August 12, 2009.
7. "Ampelopsis cantoniensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved August 12, 2009.
8. "Ampelopsis chaffanjonii". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved August 12, 2009.
9. "Ampelopsis cordata". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved August 12, 2009.
10. "Ampelopsis delavayana". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved August 12, 2009.
11. "Ampelopsis denudata". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved August 12, 2009.
12. "Ampelopsis glandulosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved August 12, 2009.
13. "Ampelopsis humulifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved August 12, 2009.
14. "Ampelopsis japonica". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved August 12, 2009.
15. "Ampelopsis megalophylla". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved August 12, 2009.
16. "Ampelopsis orientalis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved August 12, 2009.
17. "Ampelopsis vitifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved August 12, 2009.
18. Acta Palaeobotanica - 43(1): 9-49, January 2003 - Early Miocene carpological material from the Czech part of the Zittau Basin - Vasilis Teodoridis
19. 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

Data related to Ampelopsis at Wikispecies