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Genus: Ampelopsis Life
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About 25 species, native to Asia and North America. Most
are woody, deciduous shrubs but some grow as shrubs. Two species are grown as a garden
ornamental in southern Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Ampelopsis heterophylla
[= Ampelopsis brevicaudata]
Native to Japan, China and Korea |
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Ampelopsis humulifolia
Native to Japan and Korea. |
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Herbivores in southern Africa
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