Vitaceae
Vitis

Vitis ficifolia Bunge

First published in Enum. Pl. China Bor.: 12 (1833)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Central & E. Central China to S. Korea, Japan. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China North-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akiyama, S. Thijsse, G., Esser, H.-J. & Ohba, H. (2015). Siebold and Zuccarini's type specimens and original materials from Japan, part 7. Angiosperms. Dicotyledoneae 6. The Journal of Japanese Botany 90: 317-341.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis). [Cited as Vitis heyneana subsp. ficifolia.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akiyama, S. Thijsse, G., Esser, H.-J. & Ohba, H. (2015). Siebold and Zuccarini's type specimens and original materials from Japan, part 7. Angiosperms. Dicotyledoneae 6. The Journal of Japanese Botany 90: 317-341.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bürger, H. [s.n.] Japan Vitis thunbergii K000574954 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China Vitis thunbergii K000574952 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China Vitis thunbergii K000574953 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilson, E., H. [2728] China Vitis thunbergii K000574951 Type Yes
Aung, Mu Mu; Shine, Law & Htay, Aung [092230] Burma Vitis heyneana subsp. ficifolia K001567430 Yes
Aung, Mu Mu; Shine, Law & Htay, Aung [092230] Burma Vitis heyneana subsp. ficifolia K001567429 Yes
Tanaka, Nobuyuki & Yukawa, Tomohisa [081172] Burma Vitis heyneana subsp. ficifolia K001561903 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0