Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Vitis L., Sp. Pl. 202 (1753)
Description
Deciduous lianes; bark usually peeling in long strips; pith brown, interrupted at nodes with septa. Tendrils simple or forked, lacking disc-like tips. Lvs simple, usually palmately lobed; petiole often long. Fls in lf-opposed panicles, mostly unisexual, sometimes ☿. Calyx 5-lobed, minute. Petals 5, united distally, falling as a cap at anthesis. Disc prominent, consisting of 5 glandular scales. Ovary 2-celled; ovules 2 per cell; style short. Berry 2–4-seeded, usually black or dark purplish black, often with a glaucous bloom, occasionally green or yellow; pulp soft, watery, often sweet.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
