Description
Scientific classification | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Lardizabalaceae |
Genus: | Akebia |
Species: |
A. quinata
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Binomial name | |
Akebia quinata
(Houtt.) Decne.
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Synonyms | |
Rajania quinata Houtt. |
Akebia quinata, commonly known as chocolate vine, five-leaf chocolate vine,[1] or five-leaf akebia, is a shrub that is native to Japan, China and Korea, and invasive in the eastern United States from Georgia to Michigan to Massachusetts.[2][3][4] In its native habitat, it is often found on hills, in hedges, on trees, along forest edges and streams, and on mountainous slopes.[5]
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