| Akebia trifoliata (Thunb.) Koidz. | ||
| Akebia lobata Decne. - Clematis trifoliata Thunb. | ||
| Lardizabalaceae | ||
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Evergreen or semi-evergreen climber. Leaves trifoliate, long stalked, 6-16 cm long, 3-14 cm wide. Leaflets glabrous, light green, ovate, margin undulate or lobed, apex emarginate. Flowers apetalous in axillary racemes in April. Female flowers conspicuous with 3 purplish brown sepals, about 1.5-2 cm across. Male flowers smaller, pale purple, at the end of the inflorescence. Fruit ovoid, fleshy, purple-pink.
Home: China, Japan Cultivated: France and Germany Author: Frédéric Tournay Ethnobotanical aspects of Akebia trifoliata by Plants for a future database Back to the plant list |
