Akebia trifoliata
Chocolate Vine
Akebia quinata
(Thunb. ex Houtt.) Decne. Species
- Botanical name
- Akebia quinata
- Also known as
- Chocolate Vine, Chocolate-Vine, Five-Leaf, Five-Leaf Akebia, Fiveleaf
- Family
- Lardizabalaceae
- Genus
- Akebia
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Chocolate Vine
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Akebia quinata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Akebia micrantha
Akebia quinata f. albiflora
Akebia quinata f. diplochlamys
Akebia quinata f. polyphylla
Akebia quinata f. viridiflora
Akebia quinata var. diplochlamys
Akebia quinata var. polyphylla
Akebia quinata var. yechi
Rajania quinata
Others in Akebia
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