Taxon: Nekemias arborea (L.) J. Wen & Boggan

Summary

Genus:

Nekemias

Family:

Vitaceae

Subfamily:

Vitoideae

Nomen number:

476554

Place of publication:

PhytoKeys 42:13. 2014

Verified:

11/05/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

14 (14 active, 3 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Vitis arborea L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Ampelopsis arborea (L.) Koehne

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Wen, J. et al. 2014. Synopsis of Nekemias Raf., a segregate genus from Ampelopsis Michx. (Vitaceae) disjunct between eastern/southeastern Asia and eastern North America, with ten new combinations. PhytoKeys 42:11-19.
2018. Oklahoma vascular plant database

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	peppervine		as Ampelopsis arborea	1	Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: as Ampelopsis arborea

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois	s.w.	Jones, G. N. & G. D. Fuller. 1955. Vascular plants of Illinois.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri	s. & e.	Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979-1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		Wen, J. et al. 2014. Synopsis of Nekemias Raf., a segregate genus from Ampelopsis Michx. (Vitaceae) disjunct between eastern/southeastern Asia and eastern North America, with ten new combinations. PhytoKeys 42:11-19.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		Wen, J. et al. 2014. Synopsis of Nekemias Raf., a segregate genus from Ampelopsis Michx. (Vitaceae) disjunct between eastern/southeastern Asia and eastern North America, with ten new combinations. PhytoKeys 42:11-19.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia	w. (Cabell Co.)	Strausbaugh, T. D. & E. L. Core. 1978. Flora of West Virginia, ed. 2.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Wen, J. et al. 2014. Synopsis of Nekemias Raf., a segregate genus from Ampelopsis Michx. (Vitaceae) disjunct between eastern/southeastern Asia and eastern North America, with ten new combinations. PhytoKeys 42:11-19.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas	e. & s.	Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		Clark, R. C. 1971. The woody plants of Alabama. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 58:203.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979-1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida		Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979-1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979-1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		Browne, E. T. & R. Athey. 1992. Vascular plants of Kentucky: an annotated checklist
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979-1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland	s.e.	Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1972. Woody plants of Maryland
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979-1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979-1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979-1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol.
4	Naturalized					natzd. elsewhere	Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:25. Note: mentions

Native
Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia (w. (Cabell Co.))]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois (s.w.), Missouri (s. & e.), Oklahoma]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (s.e.), North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Tennessee]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas (e. & s.)]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Tamaulipas]

Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)

Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1972. Woody plants of Maryland
Browne, E. T. & R. Athey. 1992. Vascular plants of Kentucky: an annotated checklist
Clark, R. C. 1971. The woody plants of Alabama. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 58:203.
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979-1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol.
Jones, G. N. & G. D. Fuller. 1955. Vascular plants of Illinois.
Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:25. Note: mentions
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
Strausbaugh, T. D. & E. L. Core. 1978. Flora of West Virginia, ed. 2.
Wen, J. et al. 2014. Synopsis of Nekemias Raf., a segregate genus from Ampelopsis Michx. (Vitaceae) disjunct between eastern/southeastern Asia and eastern North America, with ten new combinations. PhytoKeys 42:11-19.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=476554. Accessed 26 September 2026.