Ampelopsis

Michaux

Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 159. 1803.

Etymology: Greek ampelos, grapevine, and -opsis, similarity
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 18. Mentioned on page 4, 20.
 TaxonIllustrator 
FNA12 P02 Parthenocissus quinquefolia.jpegAmpelopsis cordata
Nekemias arborea
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Alice Tangerini
Alice Tangerini
Alice Tangerini

Lianas, climbing by tendrils, synoecious. Branches: bark adherent; pith white, continuous through nodes; tendrils 2-branched, without adhesive discs. Leaves simple or palmately compound. Inflorescences usually bisexual, leaf-opposed, corymblike cymes, sometimes compound. Flowers bisexual; calyx saucer-shaped, indistinctly undulate; petals 5, distinct; nectary adnate proximally to base of ovary, free distally, cupshaped, slightly lobed; stamens 5; style cylindric, elongate. Berries rose violet, purple, blue, black, orange, or yellow. Seeds 1–4 per fruit. x = 10.

Distribution

North America, Mexico, Asia, temperate to tropical regions

Discussion

Species ca. 15 (3 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Key

1 Leaves palmately compound, or so deeply lobed as to appear compound, leaflets or leaf lobes (3 or). Ampelopsis aconitifolia
1 Leaves simple. > 2
2 Branchlets glabrous, green; leaf blades usually unlobed, sometimes shallowly 3-shouldered. Ampelopsis cordata
2 Branchlets usually sparsely puberulent, sometimes becoming glabrate, purplish green; leaf blades usually shallowly, sometimes deeply, 3(–5)-lobed. Ampelopsis glandulosa

"connate" is not a number.

... more about "Ampelopsis"
Michael O. Moore† +  and Jun Wen +
Michaux +
adherent +
yellow +, orange +, black +, blue +, purple +  and rose violet +
undulate +  and saucer--shaped +
leaf-opposed +
corymblike +
North America +, Mexico +, Asia +  and temperate to tropical regions +
Greek ampelos, grapevine, and -opsis, similarity +
compound +  and simple +
pinnate +  and palmate +
crenate +  and serrate +
free +  and adnate +
intrastaminal +
lobed +  and cup-shaped +
anatropous +  and apotropous +
distinct +
2[-3]-carpellate +
Fl. Bor.-Amer. +
stalked +  and multicellular +
elongate +  and cylindric +
Ampelopsis +
Vitaceae +
liana +  and climbing +