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Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata

Botanic Family

Vitaceae

Author

(Maximowicz) Momiyama

Propagation

C.L.S.

Cultivated

C, ornamental with cultivars

Offspring

Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata 'Citrulloides' (A. brevipedunculata var. citrulloides, A. brevipedunculata var. maximowiczii 'Citrulloides', A. heterophylla 'Citrulloides', Vitis citrulloides), Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata 'Elegans' (A. brevipedunculata var. maximowiczii 'Elegans', A. brevipedunculata var. maximowiczii 'Tricolor', A. brevipedunculata var. maximowiczii 'Variegata', A. brevipedunculata var. elegans, A. heterophylla f. elegans, A. heterophylla var. variegata, A. heterophylla 'Tricolor', A. tricolor, A. variegata, Vitis elegans, Vitis elegantissima, Vitis heterophylla 'Variegata', Vitis heterophylla var. elegans)

Common Names

• Porcelain Berry
• Blueberry Climber
• Turquoise Berry Vine
• Porcelain Vine
• Dong bei she pu tao (Pinyin)
• No-budō (Japan)

Geographical Habitats

• Heilongjiang
• Jilin
• Liaoning - China
• Hokkaido
• Honshu
• Kyushu
• Shikoku - Japan
• Korea
• Manchuria
• Russian Far East

Natural Habitats

• Woodland
• shrubland
• hill thickets
• forest

Flowering Times

• Jul-Aug (China)

Fruiting Times

• Sep-Oct (China) Aug-Oct (Japan)

Herbaceous liana to 12m woody at base, branches glabrous or hairy. Leaves to 120mm x 100mm, cordate or slightly 3-5 lobed, sparsely pilose on veins on back, margins have obtuse to sharp teeth. Inflorescence to 60mm across with many greenish flowers 3mm across, petals 2.5mm long. Fruit a porcelain-blue berry to 8mm across.

Further References

• Sturtevant 1919
• Rehder 1934
• Bean 1950
• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• van der Spuy 1976
• Beckett 1990
• Huxley 1992
• Nicholls 1995
• Mobot
• FOC
• RHS A-Z
• GWC 1997
• Bodkin
• The Plant List 2
• FOJ