#chocolate vine

• Akebia — A genus of woody climbing vines, native to East Asia (Japan, China, and Korea), belonging to the family Lardizabalaceae; by extension, the species Akebia quinata, popularly known as the 'chocolate vine' due to the exotic, sweetish fragrance resembling vanilla or chocolate emitted by its purple flowers. This robust ornamental plant features a flexible structure with palmate leaves and produces elongated, edible fruits with a gelatinous pulp, being heavily used in modern landscape design for decorating pergolas and fences.
• Akebia quinata — The type species of a vigorous, woody climbing vine native to the shaded forests of Japan, China, and Korea, belonging to the Lardizabalaceae family; it is internationally recognized by the popular name 'chocolate vine' due to the exotic, sweet, and intense cocoa-scented fragrance emitted by its springtime purple flowers. Structurally, the plant stands out for its palmate-compound foliage consisting of exactly five oval, bluish-green leaflets, and its ability to develop flexible stems that twine rapidly around supports, producing large, elongated pale-violet berries at the end of summer with a sweet, edible gelatinous pulp.