This name was published in 1884 in the journal Vigne Americaine et La Viticulture en Europe (Paris & Mâcon, also known as Journ.

[5] Some of the distinguishing characteristics of this species of Ampelocissus are leaves that are simple but sometimes lobed; arachnoid hairs on stems and petioles along with dark erect glandular hairs; pyramidal or elongated compact inflorescence, longer than wide, absent pedicels, or less than 1mm long; the flowers are either sessile or with less than 0.4mm long pedicels.

Deciduous perennial vines are common, they include A. martini, and are regarded as distinct from the thicker liana taxa.

[7] It is moderately abundant in the deciduous forest with bamboo formation and in degraded areas, on soils derived from metamorphic sandstone bedrock, at 25-30m altitude.

[9] The rhizome extracts of Ampelocissus martini included secondary metabolites, specifically flavonoids and phenolics, that function as effective reducing agents and stabilizers during the manufacture of zinc oxide nanoparticles.