Akebia quinata
(Houtt.) Decne. · speciesAt a glance
Sources14 archives
Databases and archives Akebia quinata's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation16 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility7 398 records↗
OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System1 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI23 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics43 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Akebia quinata, commonly known as chocolate vine, five-leaf chocolate vine, or five-leaf akebia, is a shrub that is native to Japan, China and Korea, and invasive in the eastern United States from Georgia to Michigan to Massachusetts. In its native habitat, it is often found on hills, in hedges, on trees, along forest edges and streams, and on mountainous slopes.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology13
Life cycle & reproduction7
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment7
Physiology & chemistry2
Compounds documented for Akebia quinata across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds310 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-alpha-Pinene | present | NPASS | |
| (+)-cis-Carveol | present | NPASS | |
| (+)-Menthol | present | NPASS | |
| (+)-Menthone | present | NPASS | |
| (+)-Neomenthol | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-Borneol | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-Caryophyllene | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-Humulene epoxide II | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-Linalool | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-Menthol | present | NPASS |
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Akebia quinata has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Akebia quinata carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 322×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants
2n 161×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale
Record type7 399 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions97 of 179 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Sanda, JP | 200 |
| Odawara, JP | 196 |
| Nanjing, CN | 85 |
| Nagano City, JP | 84 |
| Beijing, CN | 79 |
| Shinshu Universitylocation not on record | 74 |
| Kochi, JP | 69 |
| KR | 68 |
| Chiba, JP | 62 |
| Tsukuba, JP | 48 |
| Toyama, JP | 43 |
| Bando, JP | 41 |
| Herbarium of the Department of Botany, University of Tokyolocation not on record | 41 |
| KURAlocation not on record | 33 |
| National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record | 32 |
| NSMKlocation not on record | 31 |
| Tomioka, JP | 28 |
| Hangzhou, CN | 24 |
| Fukushima Universitylocation not on record | 23 |
| Hiratsuka City Museumlocation not on record | 22 |
| Tokushima, JP | 20 |
| Osaka, JP | 19 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 18 |
| Kawasaki Shi Tama Ku, JP | 18 |
| Auckland, NZ | 17 |
| Sugadaira Research Station, Mountain Science Center, University of Tsukubalocation not on record | 17 |
| Yangling, CN | 16 |
| Shanghai, CN | 16 |
| Universidad Católica de Santa Maríalocation not on record | 14 |
| Zhejiang Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record | 14 |
| Sagamihara, JP | 14 |
| Forestry and Forest Products Research Institutelocation not on record | 13 |
| FJIDClocation not on record | 12 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 12 |
| Saint Louis, US | 12 |
| Korea National Arboretumlocation not on record | 11 |
| Philadelphia, US | 11 |
| FFPRIlocation not on record | 11 |
| Ishikawa Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record | 10 |
| Institute for Agricultural Bacteriology and Fermentation Biologylocation not on record | 10 |
| JP | 10 |
| Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record | 9 |
| Nishihara, JP | 9 |
| Sendai, JP | 9 |
| Iwate Prefectural Museumlocation not on record | 9 |
| Wuhan, CN | 9 |
| Philadelphia, US | 9 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 8 |
| KOMlocation not on record | 8 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 8 |
| Shanghai, CN | 8 |
| Siouxland Heritage Museumlocation not on record | 8 |
| Otaru, JP | 8 |
| Jiangxi Universitylocation not on record | 8 |
| J.F.Oberlin Universitylocation not on record | 8 |
| College Park, US | 7 |
| Central China Normal Universitylocation not on record | 7 |
| Vancouver, CA | 6 |
| Kyoto Universitylocation not on record | 6 |
| New Haven, US | 6 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 6 |
| Williamsburg, US | 6 |
| Bronx, US | 6 |
| Guilin, CN | 6 |
| GJOlocation not on record | 5 |
| Nagasaki University - Fisherieslocation not on record | 5 |
| Zhejiang Universitylocation not on record | 5 |
| Columbia, US | 5 |
| Burlington, US | 4 |
| Wuhan, CN | 4 |
| Anhui Normal Universitylocation not on record | 4 |
| Rotorua, NZ | 4 |
| KIRMlocation not on record | 4 |
| Omachi Alpine Museumlocation not on record | 4 |
| Millersville, US | 4 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 3 |
| Bangkok, TH | 3 |
| LDlocation not on record | 3 |
| Kagoshima, JP | 3 |
| Elocation not on record | 3 |
| Akita Prefectural Museumlocation not on record | 3 |
| Clemson, US | 3 |
| Mount Annan, AU | 3 |
| Nishihara, JP | 3 |
| Tampa, US | 3 |
| Chapel Hill, US | 3 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 3 |
| Toyota city nature sanctuarylocation not on record | 3 |
| Chinese Academy of Forestrylocation not on record | 3 |
| University of Lynchburglocation not on record | 3 |
| Longwood Universitylocation not on record | 3 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 2 |
| Chongqing Natural History Museumlocation not on record | 2 |
| Berlin, DE | 2 |
| Western Carolina Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Fort Worth, US | 2 |
| Canberra, AU | 2 |
| Kunming, CN | 2 |
| Lanzhou, CN | 2 |
| Nanjing, CN | 2 |
| SJNAlocation not on record | 2 |
| Barcelona, ES | 2 |
| Wlocation not on record | 2 |
| Durham, US | 2 |
| Xining, CN | 2 |
| Dekalb, US | 2 |
| Flagstaff, US | 2 |
| Boise, US | 2 |
| DNSMlocation not on record | 2 |
| Blacksburg, US | 2 |
| Xiamen, CN | 2 |
| DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record | 2 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 2 |
| Servico de Microbiologia e Imunologialocation not on record | 2 |
| Stockholm, SE | 2 |
| KNAMlocation not on record | 2 |
| Armidale, AU | 2 |
| Museum Of Natural And Environmental History, Shizuokalocation not on record | 2 |
| CASlocation not on record | 2 |
| Changsha, CN | 2 |
| Allentown, US | 2 |
| KIWElocation not on record | 2 |
| Xinxiang, CN | 2 |
| Chengdu, CN | 2 |
| Awka, NG | 2 |
| Museo universitario di Chietilocation not on record | 2 |
| Jiujiang Forestry Institutelocation not on record | 1 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 1 |
| Royal Botanical Gardenslocation not on record | 1 |
| Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Gardenlocation not on record | 1 |
| AUAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Wellington, NZ | 1 |
| 云南省思茅市民族传统医药研究所location not on record | 1 |
| Gifu prefectural Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Norfolk, US | 1 |
| Chicago, US | 1 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 1 |
| Oiso Municipal Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| GB | 1 |
| Parthenon Tama History Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Ivano-Frankove, UA | 1 |
| Kew, GB | 1 |
| DBF-NHMDlocation not on record | 1 |
| Minia, EG | 1 |
| Port Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld)location not on record | 1 |
| Guiyang, CN | 1 |
| Chongqing, CN | 1 |
| San Diego, US | 1 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 1 |
| Little Rock, US | 1 |
| Tuscaloosa, US | 1 |
| Herbarium of South China Botanical Gardenlocation not on record | 1 |
| Bloomington, US | 1 |
| McWane Science Centerlocation not on record | 1 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 1 |
| GAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Obihiro Centennial City Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 1 |
| Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record | 1 |
| Fairfax, US | 1 |
| Nagatoro-machi, Chichibu-gun, JP | 1 |
| Shenzhen, CN | 1 |
| Uniwersytet Jagiellońskilocation not on record | 1 |
| Nanjing, CN | 1 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 1 |
| Mohonk Preservelocation not on record | 1 |
| Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record | 1 |
| The Sandakan Herbarium, Forest Research Centrelocation not on record | 1 |
| Zhengzhou, CN | 1 |
| BIO-UNIPIlocation not on record | 1 |
| WNNUlocation not on record | 1 |
| DMZ botanic gardenlocation not on record | 1 |
| 黔东南州民族医药研究所标本室location not on record | 1 |
| Madison, US | 1 |
| Kingston, US | 1 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 1 |
| Zhuzhou, CN | 1 |
| València, ES | 1 |
| Peking Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Akebia quinata was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.