Akebia

Akebia

▪ plant genus
      genus of woody vines comprising two species native to Asia but introduced elsewhere for their ornamental foliage and fast growth. The genus belongs to the family Lardizabalaceae.

      Five-leaf akebia, or chocolate vine (A. quinata), has five leaflets to each leaf arranged like the fingers on a hand; three-leaf akebia (A. trifoliata) has three leaflets to a leaf. The purplish flowers are unisexual and occur in small clusters, and the oblong purple fruits are edible, though insipid. Both species are twining vines often used for shading and screening on arbors and fences and for ground covering on embankments.

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  • Akebĭa — Akebĭa, Kletterpflanze aus Tschusan, mit dunkelbraunen, süß duftenden Blüthen, läßt sich durch Steckreiser u. Wurzelschnittlinge vermehren …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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  • Akebia — Taxobox name = Akebia image width = 250px image caption = Akebia quinata regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ranunculales familia = Lardizabalaceae genus = Akebia genus authority = Decne. subdivision ranks =… …   Wikipedia

  • Akebia — Akebie Fingerblättrige Akebie (Akebia quinata) Systematik Unterabteilung: Samenpflanzen (Spermatophytina) Klasse …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Akebia — ID 2124 Symbol Key AKEBI Common Name chocolate vine Family Lardizabalaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, VA, WV …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • akebia — [ə ki:bɪə] noun an East Asian climbing shrub with purplish flowers and deeply divided leaves. [Genus Akebia.] Origin C19: mod. L., from Japanese akebi …   English new terms dictionary

  • Akebia quinata — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division …   Wikipedia

  • Akebia quinata — Akébie à cinq feuilles A …   Wikipédia en Français

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