Lardizabalaceae FAMILY
Akebia longeracemosa
Akebia longeracemosa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Akebia longeracemosa 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 trees and shrubs or, in their absence, scramble over the ground where they often form dense thickets. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, and quite possibly also as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - southeast China (southern Hunan, Guangdong, Fuijan), Taiwan
HabitatEvergreen forests and mountain slopes; at elevations from 300 - 1,500 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1691 Title An Overview of Lardizabalaceae Publication Curtis’s Botanical Magazine 2012 vol. 29 (3): pp. 235-276 Author Christenhusz M.J.M. Publisher Year 2012 ISBN Description ].