PLANTS Profile for Akebia quinata (chocolate vine)

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PLANTS Profile

Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Decne.
chocolate vine

Symbol:

AKQU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Lardizabalaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine

Native Status:

L48

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Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Decne.

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Distribution:
Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Decne.


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USA (CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Decne.

View 1 genera in Lardizabalaceae, 2 species in Akebia

Classification:
Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Decne.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Ranunculales
Family	Lardizabalaceae – Lardizabala family
Genus	Akebia Decne. – chocolate vine
Species	Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Decne. – chocolate vine

Introduced Information:
Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Decne.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Decne.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18857.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Related Web Sites:
Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Decne.

CT-Invasive Non-Native Plant Species Policy

NPCI Alien Plant Working Group

NPCI Alien Plant Working Group: abstract & image

Time Generated: 10/13/2008 10:43 AM MDT