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Vitis balansana

Botanic Family

Vitaceae

Author

Planchon

Common Names

• Xiao guo pu tao (Pinyin)
• Cay nho (Vietnam)

Geographical Habitats

• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Hainan
• Macao - China
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Shrubland
• forest
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Feb-Aug (China) Ju-Sep (Vietnam)

Fruiting Times

• Jun-Nov (China) Sep-Nov (Vietnam)

Woody liana with bifid tendrils. Glabrous or lanate dentate mucronate leaves. Leaf-opposed floccose or glabrous panicles to 130mm, 5 petals, glabrous calyx. Fruit a purple-black berry to 8mm diameter.

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List
• F Indochine