Vitis ficifolia

Read about Vitis ficifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Vitis thunbergii, Sieb. & Zucc. (V. Sieboldii, Hort.). A variable species resembling V. Labrusca: sts. angled, these and other parts rusty-tomentose: lvs. glabrous above, tomentose or pubescent on the nerves beneath, cordate, 3-5-lobed or deeply cut, unequally mucronate-dentate: fl.-cluster shorter than lvs. or about equaling them: fr. very small (1/3-1/2 in. long), 2-3-seeded, purplish black. China, Japan. B.M. 8558.—It is the E. Asian representative of V. Labrusca. The plant sometimes cult. under this name is probably V. pentagona. A form of V. Coignetiae passes as V. Thunbergii in England. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.