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Akebias
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Akebias

Akebia

Akebia is a genus of five species of flowering plant, within the family Lardizabalaceae. The scientific name, akebia, is a Latinization of the Japanese name for species Akebia quinata: akebi (通草).

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Five-leaf akebia

speciesAkebia quinata

long-racemed akebia

speciesAkebia longeracemosa

three-leaf akebia

speciesAkebia trifoliata

Akebia × pentaphylla

hybridAkebia × pentaphylla

Akebia longisepala

speciesAkebia longisepala

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Akebias in Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 19)

Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 19)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.54

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 126248.