Details for: NA 56658, Akebia quinata (Thunb. ex Houtt.) Decne., KSW 3720

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Akebia quinata (Thunb. ex Houtt.) Decne.

Top Name:

KSW 3720

Origin:

Collected – Jeollabuk-do, Korea, South

Maintained:

National Arboretum

Received by NPGS:

Nov 1985

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Vine

Life Habit:

Woody Vine

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Akebia quinata (Thunb. ex Houtt.) Decne.

Top Name:

KSW 3720

Origin:

Collected – Jeollabuk-do, Korea, South

Maintained:

National Arboretum

Received by NPGS:

Nov 1985

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Vine

Life Habit:

Woody Vine

Source History

Collected

07 October 1985.
Jeollabuk-do, Korea, South
Locality: Yuyu Dong, Puan Gun, Sannae Myon, Mapo-ri.
Coordinates: 35.6250, 126.5333 (Map it)
Elevation: 150m.
Environment description: Climbing in dense thicket on rocky hillside, disturbed site.

Collector(s):

Accession Names and Identifiers

KSW 3720

Type: Site identifier

NA 56658

Type: Site identifier

Group: NA

U.S. National Arboretum

BY 0985

Type: Exploration identifier

Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS

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Narrative

Twining woody liana 2m tall; leaves dull green with some purple markings above, dull beneath; follicles greenish-brown, sausage-like, many dehisced to reveal white interior and pulp with black seeds. Pulp sweet, edible; fruits collected and sold in markets. Common here, usually sterile.

Akebia quinata (Thunb. ex Houtt.) Decne.

Genus:

Akebia

Family:

Lardizabalaceae

Subfamily:

Lardizabaloideae

Tribe:

Lardizabaleae

Nomen number:

2103

Place of publication:

Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 1:195. 1839; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 2, 12:107. 1839 Aug

Verified:

01/15/2002 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Rajania quinata Thunb. ex Houtt.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	seq	Citation
English	chocolate-vine		1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	fiveleaf		1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	five-leaf akebia		1	Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Chinese	mu tong	木通	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
French	akébie à cinq feuilles		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
German	fingerblättrige Akebie		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Japanese Rōmaji	akebi		2	Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: lists as Akebia quinata (Thunb.) Decne.
Swedish	fembladig akebia		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Korean	eureumdeonggul		2	Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea. Note: lists as Akebia quinata (Thunb.) Decne.

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