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(First upload on October 8 2015. Last on September 15 2021) [ 日本語 | English ]

Akebia Decne. (アケビ) Mitsubaakebi (ミツバアケビ, 三葉木通/三葉通草), three-leaf akebia Lifeform: deciduous (to semi-evergreen), climbing woody plant Distribution: China - Japan (Kyushu - Hokkaido) Habitat: arable land, e.g., areas after clear-cutting

Leaf: three leaflets (= mitsuba) Fruit: edible (sweety) → the seeds dispersed by animals Chromosome number: 2n = 32 Synonyms: Akebia trifoliata (Thunb.) Koidz. var. litoralis Konta et Katsuy. ssp. australis (Diels) T. Shimizu (ナンゴクミツバアケビ)

Akebia trifoliata in Japan

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[1-3] in a small field, probably home garden, in front of Muroran Marine Experimental Station faced to the Funka Bay on September 14 2015. [4] on Fukuura-jima Island in Matsushima Islands, northern Honshu, on March 21 2016. [5] near Kintaro Rock between Togendai and Ubako, Hakone, central Honshu, on August 21 2021. Records: on a trail adjacent to Shojin Falls along Shojin River, Sapporo, on September 18 2021.