Vitis menghaiensis

Menghai grape
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Vitales
Family:Vitaceae
Genus:Vitis
Species: V. menghaiensis
Binomial name
Vitis menghaiensis
C.L.Li[1]

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.[1]

In Chinese it is known as meng hai pu tao, or Menghai grape. It is named for Menghai [courageous sea] county in Yunnan.[1] This is also the derivation for the epithet menghaiensis. In Chinese pu tao means "grape".

References

  1. 1 2 3  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.


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