Taxon:  Vitis flexuosa Thunb.



Summary
Genus:
Vitis
Subgenus:
Vitis
Family:
Vitaceae
Subfamily:
Vitoideae
Nomen number:
300678
Place of publication:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 2:332.  1794
Verified:
01/17/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
8 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Vitis flexuosa Thunb. var. flexuosa

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Vitis flexuosa Thunb. var. crassifolia Uyeki
Vitis flexuosa Thunb. var. parvifolia (Roxb.) Gagnep.
Vitis flexuosa Thunb. var. rufotomentosa Makino
Vitis flexuosa Thunb. var. tsukubana Makino
Vitis indica Thunb.
Vitis parvifolia Roxb.
Vitis wallichii DC.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  2. Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
  3. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
  4. Galet, P. 1988. Les vignes américaines. In: Galet, P., Cépages et vignobles de France. 2nd ed. Montpellier, France. 1:125-129.
  5. Goto-Yamamoto, N. et al. 1998. RFLP and RAPD analysis of wild and cultivated grapes (Vitis spp.). J. Jap. Soc. Hort. Sci. 67:483-490.
  6. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  7. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  8. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  9. Péros, J.-P. et al. 2010. Genetic variation and biogeography of the disjunct Vitis subgenus Vitis (Vitaceae). J. Biogeogr. 38:471-486.
  10. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  11. Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
  12. Soejima, A. & J. Wen. 2006. Phylogenetic analysis of the grape family (Vitaceae) based on three chloroplasts markers. Amer. J. Bot. 93:278-287. Note: this study used one collection of Vitis flexuosa; a combined phylogeny resolved the genus as monophyletic
  13. Stover, E. W. et al. 1997. Crown gall formation in a diverse collection of Vitis genotypes inoculated with Agrobacterium vitis. Amer. J. Enol. Vitic. 48:26-32. Note: this study tested Vitis flexuosa, this species is resistant to the strain of Agrobacterium, but not immune
  14. Tröndle, D. et al. 2010. Molecular phylogeny of the genus Vitis (Vitaceae) based on plastid markers. Amer. J. Bot. 97:1168-1178.
  15. Wan, Y.-H. et al. 2008. A review of taxonomic research on Chinese wild grapes. Vitis (Geilweilerhof) 47:85.
  16. Wan, Y.-H. et al. 2008. The eco-geographic distribution of wild grape germplasm in China. Vitis (Geilweilerhof) 47:77-80.
  17. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcreeping grape  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidô Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: = Vitis parvifolia Roxb.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHimachal Pradesh Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: = Vitis parvifolia Roxb.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir Singh, P. & B. V. Shetty. 1986. Some nomenclatural notes on the Vitaceae of the Indian Subcontinent. Taxon 35:597. Note: = Vitis wallichii DC.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaManipur Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: = Vitis parvifolia Roxb.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: = Vitis parvifolia Roxb.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: = Vitis parvifolia Roxb.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan n.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal], Nepal, Pakistan (n.)
  • INDO-CHINA: Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Philippines

Reference(s)
  1. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: = Vitis parvifolia Roxb.
  2. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  3. Singh, P. & B. V. Shetty. 1986. Some nomenclatural notes on the Vitaceae of the Indian Subcontinent. Taxon 35:597. Note: = Vitis wallichii DC.
  4. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=300678. Accessed 15 April 2026.