Vitis

Also known as grape genus, grape, grapevine, grape plant, grapevines

Vitis (grapevine) is a genus of about 80 species of twining plants in the family Vitaceae. The genus consists of species predominantly from the Northern Hemisphere. It is economically important as the source of grapes, both for direct consumption of the fruit and for fermentation to produce wine. The study and cultivation of grapevines is called viticulture.

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Vitis is a genus of about 80 species of twining plants that produce grapes, which are consumed as fruit or fermented into wine. The genus matters economically because grapes are one of the world's most important crops, supporting both the fresh fruit and wine industries.

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Species

Vitis

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderVitales
FamilyVitaceae

Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bulgaria

Observations recorded348,393

Common Name: vine

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Research

16,797 papers

Vitis amurensis Rupr: A review of chemistry and pharmacology.ReviewPhytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2018Chen Q, Diao L, Song H et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2017.08.013
Chemistry and Reactivity of Tannins in Vitis spp.: A Review.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Watrelot AA, Norton ELDOI: 10.3390/molecules25092110
The Ecology of Agrobacterium vitis and Management of Crown Gall Disease in Vineyards.ReviewCurrent topics in microbiology and immunology · 2018Kuzmanović N, Puławska J, Hao L et al.DOI: 10.1007/82_2018_85
Sugars and flowering in the grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.).ReviewJournal of experimental botany · 2008Lebon G, Wojnarowiez G, Holzapfel B et al.DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern135
Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.).Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2015Torregrosa L, Vialet S, Adivèze A et al.DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1658-0_15
Review of the Pharmacological Effects of Vitis vinifera (Grape) and its Bioactive Constituents: An Update.ReviewPhytotherapy research : PTR · 2016Nassiri-Asl M, Hosseinzadeh HDOI: 10.1002/ptr.5644
Oenological potential and health benefits of Chinese non-Vitis vinifera species: An opportunity to the revalorization and to breed new varieties.ReviewFood research international (Ottawa, Ont.) · 2020Gutiérrez-Gamboa G, Liu SY, Sun X et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109443
Vitis Myb14 confer cold and drought tolerance by activating lipid transfer protein genes expression and reactive oxygen species scavenge.Gene · 2024Fang L, Wang Z, Su L et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.147792

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Wikidata facts

Image: Cabernet sauvignon flowering plant Flor vinya experiment 15.06.07.JPG

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taxon name: Vitis
Commons category: Vitis
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=12735
Commons gallery: Vitis
taxon common name: vinska trta
start time: 60000000-0

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Contents

Description
Species
Ecology
Commercial distribution
Domestic cultivation
Uses
Culture
Ancient Greece
Ancient Israel and Judaism
Christianity
Mandaeism
See also
References
Notes
Citations
Further reading
External links

Most cultivated Vitis varieties are wind-pollinated with hermaphroditic flowers containing both male and female reproductive structures, while wild species are dioecious. These flowers are grouped in bunches called inflorescences. In many species, such as Vitis vinifera, each successfully pollinated flower becomes a grape berry with the inflorescence turning into a cluster of grapes. While the flowers of the grapevines are usually very small, the berries are often large and brightly colored with sweet flavors that attract birds and other animals to disperse the seeds contained within the berries.