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Vitis coignetiae

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Crimson glory vine
Vitis coignetiae leaves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Vitis
Species:
V. coignetiae
Binomial name
Vitis coignetiae
Varieties
  • V. coignetiae var. coignetiae
  • V. coignetiae var. glabrescens Nakai[1][2]
Synonyms

V. amurensis var. glabrescens (Nakai) Nakai [possibly syn. of V. coignetiae var. glabrescens, not V. coignetiae][1][2]

Vitis coignetiae, called crimson glory vine, is a plant belonging to the genus Vitis that is native to the temperate climes of Asia, where it can be found in the Russian Far East, (Sakhalin); Korea; and Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku). It was described botanically in 1883.[1] It is called meoru (머루) in Korean and yama-budo (ヤマブドウ) in Japanese.

History

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The species name is dedicated to Marie Coignet, née Sisley,[3] who reportedly brought seeds back from a trip to Japan with her husband in 1875.[4]

This vine was also reported in 1884 snowy regions of Japan by Henri Degron sent to East Asia to seek wild vines resistant to Phylloxera. Degron sent specimens to a Professor Planchon of Montpellier who named them Vitis coignetiae but did not retain them due to their low resistance to phylloxera. Degron planted a vineyard in Crespières, Île-de-France where one of the vines reached a length of 32.8 meters and a height of 2.8 meter. In the cooler Norman climate the vine produces a bitter wine, rich in color and extract.[citation needed]

Description

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The vine is very vigorous, with grey-brown, tomentose shoots. The deciduous leaves are large (10-25 cm in diameter), simple, orbicular, toothed, with 5-15 cm long petiole. Dark green during the growing season, they turn red-orange in autumn.[5]

Wild vines can be male, female or hermaphrodite. Clusters are large with small, purple-black, seeded berries. It is found in the mountainous regions of Japan and up to 1300 m altitude in Korea.[citation needed]

Uses

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Crimson gloryvine fruits, sold in Mungyeong, Korea

In East Asia it is grown as an ornamental plant for its crimson autumn foliage; and as an Oriental medicinal plant.[citation needed]

It is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6]

It is used to produce wines in Korea and Japan. These are at first bitter, but softened with the addition of sugar.[citation needed]

Chemistry

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The plant contains the stilbenoids ε-viniferin[citation needed] and rhapontigenin.[7]

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See also

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  • Vitis 'Ornamental Grape', a nonfruiting ornamental grapevine cultivar, also known as 'crimson glory, grown for its autumn foliage

Sources

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  1. ^ a b c d "Vitis coignetiae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Vitis coignetiae var. glabrescens". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  3. ^ "Family tree of Marie Élisa Octavie SISLEY". Geneanet. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  4. ^ "Vitis coignetiae - Trees and Shrubs Online". www.treesandshrubsonline.org. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  5. ^ "Vitis coignetiae | Landscape Plants | Oregon State University". landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  6. ^ RHS Plants. Available at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/19030/Vitis-coignetiae/Details [accessed 15/02/21]
  7. ^ Jung, D. B.; Lee, H. J.; Jeong, S. J.; Lee, H. J.; Lee, E. O.; Kim, Y. C.; Ahn, K. S.; Chen, C. Y.; Kim, S. H. (2011). "Rhapontigenin inhibited hypoxia inducible factor 1 alpha accumulation and angiogenesis in hypoxic PC-3 prostate cancer cells". Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 34 (6): 850–855. doi:10.1248/bpb.34.850. PMID 21628883.

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