Native Grapes

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Native Grapes

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Pselium heterophyllum
• Pericampylus assamicus
• Menispermum glaucum
• Pericampylus trinervatus
• Pericampylus omeiensis
• Pericampylus formosanus
• Pericampylus heterophyllus
• Stephania rotundata
• Pericampylus aduncus
• Cocculus glaucus
• Cocculus incanus
• Cocculus cinereus
• Menispermum lanuginosum
• Menispermum corymbosum
• Pericampylus lanuginosus
• Stephania tomentosa
• Pericampylus incanus
• Coscinium colaniae
• Cebatha diffusa
• Tristichocalyx diffusa
• Cocculus corymbosus
• Cocculus lanuginosus
• Clypea tomentosa
• Pselium ambiguum

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. It falls under the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Ranunculales, specifically within the family Menispermaceae. Finally, its taxonomic identity is defined by the genus Pericampylus.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific geographical distribution concentrated within several key regions of East Asia. In mainland China, its presence is noted across South-Central, Southeast, and the island of Hainan. The species also extends its range to the island of Taiwan. Furthermore, it can be found within the Nansei-shoto islands of Eastern Asia. Together, these locations define the natural habitat where Pericampylus glaucus thrives.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Ecology

The ecology of Periampelus glaucus is characterized by its ability to inhabit a diverse range of altitudinal gradients, allowing it to occupy various niche environments within its natural habitat. This species demonstrates significant vertical adaptability, thriving in landscapes that span from low-lying areas at an elevation of 50 m AMSL to much higher mountainous regions reaching up to a maximum elevation of 2000 m AMSL. This broad elevational range suggests that the plant is capable of tolerating varying temperature regimes, atmospheric pressures, and moisture levels associated with different topographic layers. Such ecological plasticity enables it to colonize a variety of terrain types, provided the specific microclimatic requirements for its survival and reproductive success are met across this expansive altitudinal spectrum.

Elevational range max:

2000 m AMSL

Elevational range min:

50 m AMSL

Life history

The life history of Periampylus glaucus is characterized by its classification as a perennial plant, allowing it to persist through multiple growing seasons. As a phanerophyte, its reproductive buds are located on aerial shoots well above the ground, a life form that is consistently categorized under the phanerophyte designation. Throughout its existence, the plant maintains an evergreen status, retaining its foliage continuously rather than shedding it seasonally.

Deciduousness :

evergreen

Life form :

phanerophyte

Lifecycle :

perennial

Morphology

The morphology of Periampelus glaucus is characterized by its distinct growth habit as a woody herb that functions as an obligatory climber. Specifically, the plant manifests as a liana, utilizing a climbing mechanism to ascend structures rather than being self-supporting. As a terrestrial organism, it grows from the ground rather than inhabiting epiphytic niches, and its structural development is defined by a woody consistency throughout its climbing stems.

Climber :

liana

Climber :

obligatory

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

herb

Woodiness :

woody

Physiology

The physiology of Periampelus glaucus is characterized by a C3 photosynthetic pathway, which dictates its carbon fixation process and metabolic efficiency within its ecological niche. Morphologically, its physiological structure is supported by leaves that exhibit a spatulate form, featuring distinctive crenate margins. Furthermore, the plant's leaf anatomy is smooth and lacks specialized defensive structures, as it possesses no leaf thorns and no leaf spines.

Leaf form :

spatulate

Leaf margin :

crenate

Leaf spines :

no

Leaf thorns :

no

Photosynthetic pathway :

C3

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Pericampylus glaucus has 4 reported plant parts identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include fruit, leaf, root, stem.

Fruit

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Leaf

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Root

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Stem

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Chemicals

Pericampylus glaucus has 10 reported phytochemicals identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include periglaucine A, (-)-8-oxocanadine, (-)-8-oxotetrahydropalmatine, Daucosterol, Epifriedelinol.

periglaucine A

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. Experimental parasitology

(-)-8-oxocanadine

1. Journal of natural products

(-)-8-oxotetrahydropalmatine

1. Journal of natural products

Daucosterol

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Epifriedelinol

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Melissic acid

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

betulinic acid

1. Experimental parasitology

norruffscine

1. Journal of natural products

palmatic acid

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

stearic acid

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Activities

Pericampylus glaucus has 2 reported activities identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antitumor, Neuroprotective.

Antitumor

1. ACS omega

Neuroprotective

1. ACS omega

Conditions

Pericampylus glaucus has 16 reported investigations on conditions identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include Acanthamoeba infection, asthma, boils, cancer, conjunctivitis.

Acanthamoeba infection

1. Experimental parasitology

Asthma

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Boils

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Cancer

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Conjunctivitis

1. Experimental parasitology

Cough

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Eclampsia

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Fever

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Hair loss

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Headache

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Preparations

Pericampylus glaucus has 1 reported preparations identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include rhizoma.

Rhizoma

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica