Vitaceae
Sign in to saveThe Vitaceae, also called the grape family, is a family of flowering plants that has 20 genera and around 910 known species in its monotypic order Vitales, including common plants such as grapevines (Vitis spp.) and Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia). The family name is derived from the genus Vitis.
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Vitaceae, commonly known as the grape family, is a group of flowering plants containing about 910 species across 20 genera, including familiar plants like grapevines and Virginia creeper. The family matters because it includes plants that are economically important for food production and widely used in gardens and landscaping.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderVitales
- FamilyVitaceae
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12 sectionsContents
- Description
- Pearl bodies
- Phylogeny and taxonomy
- Leeoideae
- Vitoideae
- Genetics
- Distribution and habitat
- Viticulture
- Fossil record
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Vitaceae, also called the grape family, is a family of flowering plants that has 20 genera and around 910 known species in its monotypic order Vitales, including common plants such as grapevines (Vitis spp.) and Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia). The family name is derived from the genus Vitis.
Most of its members are distributed in tropical areas and many are dominant climbers with ecological significance, but some could be shrubs or tree. Some species of genus Tetrastigma serve as hosts to parasitic plants in another family Rafflesiaceae. Some produce pearl bodies that may be a defense trait and a food source for arthropods.