Ampelopsis
Sign in to saveAmpelopsis, commonly known as peppervine or porcelainberry, is a genus of climbing shrubs, in the grape family Vitaceae. The name is derived from the (ampelos), which means "vine". The genus was named in 1803. It is disjunctly distributed in eastern Asia and eastern North America extending to Mexico. Ampelopsis is primarily found in mountainous regions in temperate zones with some species in montane forests at mid-altitudes in subtropical to tropical regions. Ampelopsis glandulosa is a popular garden plant and an invasive weed.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderVitales
- FamilyVitaceae
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Research
365 papers- An integrated network pharmacology approach reveals that Ampelopsis grossedentata improves alcoholic liver disease via TLR4/NF-κB/MLKL pathway.Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2024
- Ampelopsis grossedentata tea alleviating liver fibrosis in BDL-induced mice via gut microbiota and metabolite modulation.NPJ science of food · 2024
- China Medicinal Plants of the Ampelopsis grossedentata-A Review of Their Botanical Characteristics, Use, Phytochemistry, Active Pharmacological Components, and Toxicology.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
- Vine tea (Ampelopsis grossedentata) ameliorates chronic alcohol-induced hepatic steatosis, oxidative stress, and inflammation via YTHDF2/PGC-1α/SIRT3 axis.Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.) · 2025
- Ampelopsis grossedentata protects against ethanol-induced acute duodenal injury by inhibiting TNF-triggered caspases-dependent apoptosis in mice.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2025
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Ampelopsis, commonly known as peppervine or porcelainberry, is a genus of climbing shrubs, in the grape family Vitaceae. The name is derived from the (ampelos), which means "vine". The genus was named in 1803. It is disjunctly distributed in eastern Asia and eastern North America extending to Mexico. Ampelopsis is primarily found in mountainous regions in temperate zones with some species in montane forests at mid-altitudes in subtropical to tropical regions. Ampelopsis glandulosa is a popular garden plant and an invasive weed.
==Species== thumb|right|Ampelopsis heterophylla var. vestita Plants of the World Online currently includes: Ampelopsis aconitifolia Bunge Ampelopsis acutidentata W.T.Wang Ampelopsis bodinieri (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. Ampelopsis glandulosa (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