Japanese Staunton Vine

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Japanese Staunton Vine

Stauntonia hexaphylla

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アケビ科木本常緑性つる植物果実在来種

An evergreen woody vine of the Lardizabalaceae family that grows in warm regions. It is related to akebi but has evergreen leaves and produces fruits that do not split open when ripe.

Identification Points

  • ✓葉は常緑で掌状複葉、小葉数は成長で増える（3→5→7）
  • ✓花は淡黄色で雌雄同株
  • ✓果実は紫色で裂開しない

Habitat

本州（関東以西）・四国・九州・沖縄の照葉樹林

Season

4〜5月（花）／10〜11月（果実）

3D Specimen Model

Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)

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Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification

Leaf arrangement

Alternate

Leaf type

Compound

Stipules

Absent

Flower symmetry

Actinomorphic

Ovary position

Superior

Phylogenetic Positionアケビ科 →

Phylogenetic Position

Angiosperms > Basal eudicots > Ranunculales > Lardizabalaceae

Divergence Era

Late Cretaceous to Paleogene

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Sources & References

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