Ampelopsis grossedentata

(Hand.-Mazz) W. T. Wang

Ngau Kin So T'ang, Tin Po Cha

Vitaceae Edible: Fruit, Leaves

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Description

A woody creeper or vine. The branches have ridges along them. The tendrils are divided. The leaves are divided once or twice. The leaflets near the base have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are oval and 2-5 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The fruit are red. They are round and 6-10 mm across.

Edible Uses

The leaves are used to make tea, and both the fruit and leaves are edible.

Traditional Uses

The leaves are used to make tea.

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Medicinal Uses

The leaves are traditionally used to prepare tea.

Distribution

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in shrubland and forests between 200-1,500 m above sea level. In Yunnan.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Indochina, SE Asia, Vietnam,

Production

In China plants flower May to August and fruit August to December.

Notes

There are about 20-25 Ampelopsis species.

Synonyms

Ampelocissus cantoniensis var. grossedentata Hand.-Mazz.

References (2)

Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 2664 (As Ampelocissus cantoniensis var. grossedentata)
Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 174 (As Ampelocissus cantoniensis var. grossedentata)