Akebia quinata

Botanical Description

Akebia quinata is an evergreen, climbing shrub, becoming deciduous in cold winters. The slender, branching stems can be 12 metres or more long, they twine into any surrounding vegetation or, in their absence, scramble over the ground where they often form dense thickets[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. , 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. The stems are commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine, being harvested from the wild and traded[ 1694 Title Diuretic Properties and Chemical Constituent Studies on Stauntonia brachyanthera Publication Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2015, Article ID 432419, 8 pages Author Xuan Li Liu, Dan Dan Wang, Zi Hao Wang, & Da Li Meng Website http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/432419 Publisher Year 2015 ISBN Description ]. The fruits are sometimes sold as food in local markets[ 1665 Title Wild Food Plants in South Korea; Market Presence, New Crops, and Exports to the United States Publication Economic Botany, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1996), pp. 57-70 Author Pemberton R.W. & Nam Sook Lee Website http://www.jstor.org/stable/4255805 Publisher Year 1996 ISBN Description ]. The plant is grown as an ornamental. The plant grows rapidly and can become a nuisance in the garden if it is not given sufficient space. It has escaped from cultivation in some areas - in the eastern states of USA, for example, it has invaded native areas where it can easily crowd out the native vegetation[ 413 Title Global Invasive Species Database Publication Author Website http://www.issg.org/database/welcome/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Very detailed information on almost 400 species (with more being added) of plants that have become weeds in areas outside their native range. ].