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|accepted_name=Akebia quinata
|accepted_authority=(Houttuyn) Decaisne
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|title=Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat.
|place=1: 195, fig. 1(a-c). 1839
|year=1839
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|common_names=Chocolate-vine;five-leaf
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|code=F
|label=Illustrated
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|code=I
|label=Introduced
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|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Rajania quinata
|authority=Houttuyn
|rank=species
|publication_title=Nat. Hist.
|publication_place=11: 366, plate 75, fig. 1. 1779
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|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Lardizabalaceae;Akebia;Akebia quinata
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Lardizabalaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Akebia]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Akebia quinata]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 3
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--><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism growth form;whole_organism some measurement;whole_organism pubescence;whole_organism growth form"><b>Plants,</b> deciduous to semievergreen, climbing to 12 m, glabrous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="petiole some measurement"><b>Leaves:</b> petiole 1.6-12.5 cm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="leaflet quantity;petiolule some measurement;blade shape;blade length;blade width;base shape;margin architecture or shape;apex shape">leaflets mostly 5, petiolules 0.2-2.2 cm, blades oblong to ovate-elliptic, 0.7-8.2 × 0.4-4.2 cm, base rounded, margins entire, apex retuse.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="inflorescence orientation;inflorescence some measurement"><b>Inflorescences </b>pendent, 4.5-12 cm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="">pedicel with basal bracts.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="flower odor"><b>Flowers </b>fragrant.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="flower architecture;flower quantity;flower diameter"><b>Staminate </b>flowers 4-15 per inflorescence, 1.2-1.6 cm diam.;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="sepal shape;sepal some measurement">sepals oblong to ovate or elliptic, 5-9 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="stamen some measurement">stamens 4-5 mm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="flower architecture;flower atypical quantity;flower quantity;flower diameter"><b>Pistillate </b>flowers (0-) 1-5 per inflorescence, 2-3 cm diam.;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="sepal shape;sepal quantity">sepals elliptic to ovate or nearly orbiculate, 10 16mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="pistil quantity;pistil quantity">pistils 3-7, 1 or more maturing.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="follicle pubescence;follicle coloration;follicle shape;follicle some measurement"><b>Follicles </b>glaucous, violet to dark purple, oblong, 5-15 cm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="seed coloration;seed shape;pulp coloration"><b>Seeds </b>black, ovoid, embedded in whitish pulp.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering spring, fruiting fall (Sep–Oct).
|habitat=Waste places, open woodlands
|elevation=0-400 m
|distribution=Conn.;Ga.;Ind.;Ky.;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;Ohio;Pa.;Va.;W.Va.;native;Asia
|introduced=true
|discussion=<p>No specimens are known from Rhode Island.</p><!--
--><p>A fast-growing, invasive vine whose aggressiveness may at times approach that of Lonicera japonica, Akebia quinata is occasionally planted as an ornamental; it is of more botanical than horticultural interest. A greenish to whitish flowered variant, known from Asia, is cultivated in North America. The edible, though allegedly insipid, fruits are apparently uncommon in cultivation; cross pollination appears to be necessary for their development (C. S. Sargent 1891).</p>
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name=Akebia quinata
|authority=(Houttuyn) Decaisne
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=Rajania quinata
|family=Lardizabalaceae
|phenology=Flowering spring, fruiting fall (Sep–Oct).
|habitat=Waste places, open woodlands
|elevation=0-400 m
|distribution=Conn.;Ga.;Ind.;Ky.;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;Ohio;Pa.;Va.;W.Va.;native;Asia
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat.
|publication year=1839
|special status=Illustrated;Introduced
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|genus=Akebia
|species=Akebia quinata
|apex shape=retuse
|base shape=rounded
|blade length=0.7cm;8.2cm
|blade shape=oblong;ovate-elliptic
|blade width=0.4cm;4.2cm
|flower architecture=pistillate;staminate
|flower atypical quantity=0;1
|flower diameter=2cm;3cm
|flower odor=fragrant
|flower quantity=1;5
|follicle coloration=violet;dark purple
|follicle pubescence=glaucous
|follicle shape=oblong
|follicle some measurement=5cm;15cm
|inflorescence orientation=pendent
|inflorescence some measurement=4.5cm;12cm
|leaflet quantity=5
|margin architecture or shape=entire
|petiole some measurement=1.6cm;12.5cm
|petiolule some measurement=0.2cm;2.2cm
|pistil quantity=1;3;7
|pulp coloration=whitish
|seed coloration=black
|seed shape=ovoid
|sepal quantity=10;16
|sepal shape=elliptic;ovate or nearly orbiculate
|sepal some measurement=5mm;9mm
|stamen some measurement=4mm;5mm
|whole_organism duration=deciduous;semievergreen
|whole_organism growth form=plant;climbing
|whole_organism pubescence=glabrous
|whole_organism some measurement=12
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