Akebia longeracemosa or long-racemed akebia[1] is a member of the chocolate vine genus, Akebia, and more specifically a relative of the commonly known, Akebia quinata.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Lardizabalaceae |
| Genus: | Akebia |
| Species: | A. longeracemosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Akebia longeracemosa Matsum.
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Description
editIt is a twining, semi-evergreen climbing vine which grows up to 8m tall with bright green foliage comprising five, oblong leaflets that may be tinged purple in winter. Fragrant, cup-shaped, purple-red spring flowers borne in pendulous racemes to 15cm long may be followed by purplish, sausage-shaped fruits if cross pollination between two separate species or varieties occurs.[2]
Morphological and molecular evidence suggests that A. longeracemosa is possibly a hybrid between A. quinata and A. trifoliata.[3]
Uses
editCulinary
editLike most species of Akebia, A. longeracemosa can be eaten and produces purple fruiting bodies similar to A. quinata however there is a lack of information regarding the flavor of this species in particular.[2]
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Gallery
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A. longeracemosa flower cluster -
Female flowers (center dark colored) Male flowers (smaller pink lower right)
References
edit- ^ "Akebia longeracemosa | long-racemed akebia Climber Wall Shrub/RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ a b "Akebia longeracemosa | long-racemed akebia Climber Wall Shrub/RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ Xiao, Xiong; Deng, Huisheng; Xu, Lingling; Wen, Feng; Han, Xingjie; Liao, Liang; Li, Tongjian (2021-03-04). "The complete chloroplast genome of Akebia longeracemosa (Lardizabalaceae)". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 6 (3): 826–827. doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1884018. PMC 7954470. PMID 33763592.