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{{Inc| Akebia (from Akebi, its Japanese name). Lardizabalaceae; by some included in Berberidaceae. Twining woody plants. Glabrous twining shrubs: Ivs. half-evergreen, long-petioled, digitate: fls. monoecious, in axillary raceme, the pistillate at the base, the staminate smaller, at the end of the raceme; sepals 3; stamens 6; carpels 3—12, with sessile stigma: fr. a large oblong berry with numerous seeds imbedded in a pulp, opening along the inner suture. — Two species with several varieties in Japan and China. The akebias are very ornamental, hardy climbing shrubs of graceful appearance, especially adapted for places in which very dense shade is not wanted. They require a sunny position and well-drained soil; also valuable in the cool greenhouse for covering pillars and walls, growing best in a sandy compost of loam, leaf soil and peat. In Japan, the fruit which is very showy but with us rarely produced, is eaten, and the stems are much used for wicker-work. Propagation is by seeds, by greenwood or hardwood cuttings, and also by root-division and layers. }} {{Taxobox | color = lightgreen | name = ''Akebia'' | image = Akebia_quinata02.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = ''Akebia quinata'' | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Ranunculales]] | familia = [[Lardizabalaceae]] | genus = '''''Akebia''''' | genus_authority = [[Decne.]] | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text. }} '''''Akebia''''' is a [[genus]] of just two species of [[flowering plant]], within the family [[Lardizabalaceae]]. The scientific name, ''akebia'', is a Latinization of the [[Japanese language|Japanese]] name for the genus, ''akebi''. They are commonly referred to as '''chocolate vine''', and are grown by [[gardener]]s as ornamental trailing vines. The purple or reddish purple flowers are borne on [[raceme]]s and have a slight chocolate scent. Their fruits are edible. The two species have been cultivated into several varieties. *''[[Akebia quinata]]'' (Houtt.) Decne. : five-leaf akebia *''[[Akebia trifoliata]]'' (Thunb.) Koidz. : three-leaf akebia **''Akebia trifoliata'' subsp. ''australis'' (Diels) T. Shimizu **''Akebia trifoliata'' subsp. ''longisepala'' H. N. Qin **''Akebia trifoliata'' subsp. ''trifoliata'' ==References== * {{cite book | author=[[L. H. Bailey|Bailey, L. H.]] | title=[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/9550 Manual of Gardening (Second Edition).] | year=[[2005]] | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}} {{Ranunculales-stub}} [[Category:Lardizabalaceae]] [[Category:Garden plants]]

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