Vitis sinocinerea is a species of climbing vine in the grape family ranging widely over much of the China (Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang) as well as Taiwan. In Chinese it is known as xiao ye pu tao, which can be translated as small-leaved grape. Its natural habitat is within forested or shrubby hills (200–2800 m. elev.).