Akebia quinata

Akebia quinata

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2n =

Origin : area of origin

wild or cultivated

Uses summary

Uses

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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