''Ampelopsis'', commonly known as peppervine or porcelainberry, is a

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of climbing

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s, in the grape family

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. The name is derived from the grc, ἅμπελος (''ampelos''), which means "vine". The genus was named in 1803. It is disjunctly distributed in

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and eastern North America extending to

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. ''Ampelopsis'' is primarily found in mountainous regions in temperate zones with some species in montane forests at mid-altitudes in

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regions. ''

Ampelopsis glandulosa ''Ampelopsis glandulosa'' is a species of plant native to China, Japan, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Varieties Several varieties are distinguished: * var. ''hancei'' * var. ''kulingensis'' * var. ''glandulosa'' * var ...

'' is a popular garden plant and an

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Species

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'' currently includes:Plants of the World Online: ''Ampelopsis'' A.Rich. ex Michx. (retrieved 26 December 2021)
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Ampelopsis aconitifolia ''Ampelopsis'', commonly known as peppervine or porcelainberry, is a genus of climbing shrubs, in the grape family Vitaceae. The name is derived from the grc, ἅμπελος (''ampelos''), which means "vine". The genus was named in 1803. It is ...

'' Bunge # '' Ampelopsis acutidentata'' W.T.Wang # ''

Ampelopsis bodinieri ''Ampelopsis'', commonly known as peppervine or porcelainberry, is a genus of climbing shrubs, in the grape family Vitaceae. The name is derived from the grc, ἅμπελος (''ampelos''), which means "vine". The genus was named in 1803. It is ...

'' (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Rehder # '' Ampelopsis chondisensis'' (Vassilcz. & V.N.Vassil.) Tulyag. # '' Ampelopsis cordata'' Michx. – False grape, raccoon-grape, heart-leaf peppervine or heart-leaf ampelopsis # '' Ampelopsis delavayana'' Planch. ex Franch. # '' Ampelopsis denudata'' Planch. # ''

'' (Wall.) Momiy. # '' Ampelopsis humulifolia'' Bunge # '' Ampelopsis japonica'' (Thunb.) Makino – Japanese peppervine # '' Ampelopsis mollifolia'' W.T.Wang # '' Ampelopsis orientalis'' (Lam.) Planch. # '' Ampelopsis tadshikistanica'' Zaprjagaeva # '' Ampelopsis tomentosa'' Planch. ex Franch. # '' Ampelopsis vitifolia'' (Boiss.) Planch. # '' Ampelopsis wangii'' I.M.Turner

Moved to genus ''
Nekemias ''Nekemias'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Vitaceae. Its native range is Assam to Temperate Eastern Asia and Western and Central Malesia, Central and Eastern USA. Species '' Plants of the World Online'' currently inclu ...
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*''Ampelopsis arborea'' – Peppervine is now ''

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'' *'' Ampelopsis cantoniensis'' * '' Ampelopsis grossedentata''

Ecology

''Ampelopsis'' species are used as food plants by the

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e of some

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species, including '' Bucculatrix quinquenotella'' and '' Sphecodina abbottii''.

Fossil record

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seeds from the early

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of ''Ampelopsis ludwigii'' and ''Ampelopsis rotundata'', have been found in the

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part of the

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Basin. The

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species ''Ampelopsis malvaeformis'' was rather common in northern

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in the early and middle

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