Vitis flexuosa
Species of grapevine
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Vitis flexuosa is a species of liana in the grape family.
| Creeping grape | |
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| Creeping grape leaves on vines | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Vitales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Genus: | Vitis |
| Species: | V. flexuosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Vitis flexuosa | |
| Synonyms | |
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V. flexuosa var. parvifolia (Roxb.) Gagnep.
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It has a very large native range in Asian tropical and temperate climate zones.
Distribution
The vine is native to:[1]
- East Asia in Taiwan; the Koreas, Hong Kong; the Chinese provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang; and the Japanese prefectures of Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, and the Ryukyu Islands.
- Southeast Asia in Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
- Malesia in the Philippines.
- Indian subcontinent in the Indian states of Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal; Nepal; northern Pakistan.
Chemistry
Flexuosol A is a stilbene tetramer found in V. flexuosa.[2]
