Kalmar "Genus Vitis" tana nufin rarrabuwa taxonomic wanda ya haɗa da rukuni na itace, hawa ko bin kurangar inabi wanda aka fi sani da kurangar inabi. Wannan jinsin wani yanki ne na dangin Vitaceae kuma ya ƙunshi kusan nau'ikan inabi 60 zuwa 70, waɗanda galibinsu 'yan asali ne zuwa yankuna masu zafi na Arewacin Hemisphere. Wasu daga cikin sanannun jinsunan da ke cikin wannan jinsin sun haɗa da Vitis vinifera, wanda ake nomawa sosai don samar da ruwan inabi, da kuma Vitis labrusca da Vitis rotundifolia, waɗanda ake amfani da su don yin ruwan 'ya'yan itace, jelly, da sauran kayan innabi.