Summary
Verified:
01/24/2011
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Arroyo-García, R. et al. 2006. Multiple origins of cultivated grapevine (Vitis vinifera L. ssp. sativa) based on chloroplast DNA polymorphisms. Molec. Ecol. 15:3707-3714.
- Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
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- Le Cunff, L. et al. 2008. Construction of nested genetic core collections to optimize the exploitation of natural diversity in Vitis vinifera L. subsp. sativa. B. M. C. Pl. Biol. 8:31.
- Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996
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- Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
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Common names
English
wine grape – French
lambrusque – vigne – vigne vinifère – German
Weinrebe – Italian
lambrusca – vite – Portuguese
vinho – Spanish
parra – vid – vino –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
Cultivated
()
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Food additives | coloring | | Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996 |
| Food additives | flavoring | | Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998 |
| Human food | beverage base | | Uphof, J. C. T. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 1968 |
| Human food | fruit | | Uphof, J. C. T. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 1968 |
| Human food | oil/fat | | Uphof, J. C. T. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 1968 |
| Materials | lipids | | Uphof, J. C. T. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 1968 |
| Medicines | folklore | | Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002 |
| Social | religious/secular | | Uphof, J. C. T. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 1968 |
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://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=426915.
Accessed 21 September 2026.