粉叶蛇葡萄 fen ye she pu tao

Hedera hypoglauca Hance, Ann. Bot. Syst. 2: 724. 1852.

Branchlets terete, glabrous; tendrils bifurcate, sometimes apex with reduced trace of inflorescences. Leaves bipinnate, basal pinnae 3-foliolate; stipules caducous; petiole 2-3 cm; leaflets elliptic or ovate-elliptic, 2.5-6 × 1-3.5 cm, glabrous, lateral veins 4 or 5 pairs, veinlets abaxially slightly raised, adaxially inconspicuous, base cuneate or broadly so, margin with 1-5 fine teeth on each side, apex acute or acuminate; central leaflet nearly sessile or shortly petiolulate, glabrous. Corymbose polychasium leaf-opposed; peduncle 1.5-3 cm, glabrous. Pedicel 1.5-3 mm, glabrous. Buds oval, 2-3 mm, apex rounded. Calyx glabrous, entire or undulate. Petals ovate-elliptic, 1.8-2.8 mm, glabrous. Anthers ovoid-elliptic. Lower part of ovary adnate to disk; style filiform. Berry obovoid-elliptic, 8-10 mm in diam., 1-3-seeded. Seeds obovoid, chalazal knot ovate-elliptic, with rounded prominent ribs. Fl. Apr-Jun, fr. Jul-Aug.

● Forests, shrublands; 100-600 m. Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi.