Akebia quinata

Akebia quinata
(Thunb. ex Houtt.) Decne.

Ordre	Ranunculales
Famille	Lardizabalaceae
Genre	Akebia

2n =

Origine :

sauvage et cultivé

Français
Anglais

Résumé des usages

• fruit comestible

Classification

Akebia quinata (Thunb. ex Houtt.) Decne. (1839)

basionyme :

• Rajania quinata Thunb. ex Houtt. (1779)

Usages

China. The fruit is of variable size but is usually three or four inches long and two inches in diameter. The pulp is a homogeneous, yellowish-green mass containing 40 to 50 black, oblong seeds. It has a pleasant sweetish, though somewhat insipid taste.

Sturtevant, Notes on edible plants, 1919.

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