Stauntonia hexaphylla




Family Lardizabalaceae
Scientific name Stauntonia hexaphylla Decaisne
Synonyms Rajania hexaphylla Thunberg
Common name (Japanese common name) mube [Tha's right], tokiwa-akebi [evergreen akebi (akebi = Akebia quinata (Houttuyn) Decaisne)]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea
Chromosomal number 2n=28?
Description Leaves 5-7 leaflets each 6-10cm length. Flowers pale yellow (inside pale purple), flowering in April to May. Evergreen. Vine.
Reference Stauntonia hexaphylla Decne.
Method and system for managing water system habitat environment (US Patent 6387265/2002)
Process for producing a plant extract containing plant powder (US Patent 20040161524)



April 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
April 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
April 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park



April 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park



December 2007
at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden