Menghai grape | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Vitales |
Family: | Vitaceae |
Genus: | Vitis |
Species: | V. menghaiensis |
Binomial name | |
Vitis menghaiensis C.L.Li |
Vitis menghaiensis is a species of climbing vine in the grape family native to China. It is found in mixed forests around 1500–1600 meters above sea-level. It flowers in May, and male flowers have non-functioning ovaries.
In Chinese it is known as meng hai pu tao, or Menghai grape. It is named for Menghai county in Yunnan. This is also the derivation for the epithet menghaiensis. In Chinese pu tao means "grape".
References
- ^ A formal description of this species was first published in Chin. J. Appl. Environ. Biol. 2: 250. in 1996. "Vitis menghaiensis". Flora of China. eFloras. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Vitis menghaiensis |
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