蛇葡萄 she pu tao

Branchlets terete, with longitudinal ridges; tendrils 2- or 3-branched. Leaves simple, 3-5-cleft, usually mixed with some undivided leaves; petiole 1-7 cm; leaf blade 3.5-14 × 3-11 cm, basal veins 5, lateral veins 4 or 5 pairs, veinlets inconspicuously raised, base cordate, notches nearly obtuse, rarely rounded, margin with acute teeth, apex acute. Peduncle 1-2.5 cm. Pedicel 1-3 mm. Buds ovoid, 1-2 mm, apex rounded. Petals ovate-elliptic, 0.8-1.8 mm. Anthers narrowly elliptic. Lower part of ovary adnate to disk; style slightly enlarged at base. Berry 5-8 mm in diam., 2-4-seeded. Seed narrowly elliptic. Fl. Apr-Aug, fr. Jul-Oct.

Forests in valleys, shrublands on hillsides, on trees or shrubs; below 100-2200 m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [India, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Vietnam].

Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maximowicz) Trautvetter f. puberula W. T. Wang (Acta Phytotax. Sin. 17(3): 78. 1979), described from Jiangxi, probably belongs here but could not be identified with a particular variety because no material was seen by the authors.