Akebia trifoliata (Thunb.) Koidz.

1980 Sino-American Botanical Expedition
to Western Hubei Province
People’s Republic of China
Akebia trifoliata (Thunberg) Koidzumi
Shennongjia Forest District (31°3(KN; 110°30'E):
vicinity of Qiujiaping in side canyons
on the E side of the Mengjia River.
Elevation 1500-1900 meters. W-facing
slopes. Disturbed valley with
secondary growth. Forest edge.
Woody vine. Mature fruits purplish-
red, pulp white; seed black.
1980 Sino-Amer. Exped. No.677 4 September 1980
Participants: B. Bartholomew (uc); D. E. Boufford (cm); A. L.
Chang (kun); Z. Cheng (wuhan inst. bot.); T. R. Dudley
(na); S. A. He (nas); Y. X. Jin (wuhan inst. bot.); O. Y. Li
(wh); J. L. Luteyn (ny); S. A. Spongberg (a); Y. C. Tang
(pe); J. X. Wan (wuhan inst. bot.); and T. S. Ying (pe).
Expedition conducted under the auspices of Academia Sinica & the
Botanical Society of America with funding by Academia Sinica &
support from the National Geographic Society.
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