Vitis pseudoreticulata W. T. Wang

Plants polygamo-dioecious. Branchlets terete, with conspicuous longitudinal ridges, sparsely lanate when young, becoming glabrescent; tendrils bifurcate, leaf-opposed. Leaves simple; stipules caducous; petiole 3-6 cm, with long villous arachnoid tomentum when young, then falling off and pubescent; leaf blade oval or oblong, 6-13 × 5-11 cm, both surfaces with villous tomentum when young, then becoming sparsely so, abaxially whitish pubescent on lateral veins, basal veins 5, lateral veins 3-5 pairs, veinlets conspicuous abaxially, base deeply cordate to cordate, notch rounded or obtuse, margin 16-25-toothed on each side, teeth sharp and slightly irregular, apex acute or acuminate, rarely rounded. Panicle leaf-opposed, loose, 5-11 cm, basal branches well developed, sometimes with a tendril below basal branch, with sparse arachnoid tomentum when young, then falling off. Pedicel 1-1.5 mm, glabrous. Buds obovoid, 2-2.5 mm, apex rounded. Calyx glabrous, teeth inconspicuous. Filaments filiform, ca. 1 mm; anthers yellow, elliptic, ca. 0.2 × 0.1 mm. Ovary conical; style short. Berry purple-black at maturity, globose, 8-10 mm in diam. Seeds obovoid, apex retuse, chalazal knot elliptic, ventral mid-raphe slightly raised. Fl. Apr-Jun, fr. Jun-Oct.

Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang [Korea].

Forests, shrublands, hillsides, grasslands, riversides; 100-300 m.

Vitis pseudoreticulata, commonly known as the wild Chinese grape or eastern Chinese grape, is a Chinese liana (woody vine) in the grape family. It is native to eastern China, specifically the provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang. The plant grows at altitudes of 100–300 m (330–980 ft) and bears medium-sized purplish-black grapes. It has been observed to be resistant to damage from moisture, white rot, anthracnose, and Downy mildew.