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Accession Data:

Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Decne.

  • Common Name: Chocolate Vine,
  • Family: Lardizabalaceae Decne.

  • Country of Origin: temperate eastern Asia
  • Habitat: Woods, hedges and thickets in mountainous areas

  • Description: semi-evergreen
  • Uses: fruit is edible

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  • USDA Zone: 4-8

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200201825
  • Source: EEB Courtyard
  • Accession Date: 06-25-2002
  • Bench: 2303 - Temperate Asia - Low
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 06-20-2024
  • Restrictions:
    • Potentially Invasive Plant - Plants are not to leave Greenhouse!

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eudicots
  • Order: Ranunculales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Lardizabalaceae
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • Medicinal Plants
  • Invasive Species

References (external):

  1. The Plantlist.org

data regenerated on Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:42:34 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Lardizabalaceae

  • Akebia quinata
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