Stauntonia hexaphylla | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Lardizabalaceae |
Genus: | Stauntonia |
Species: | S. hexaphylla
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Binomial name | |
Stauntonia hexaphylla | |
Synonyms | |
Stauntonia hexaphylla var. rotundata Wu |
Stauntonia hexaphylla[1] or Stauntonia vine is a plant in the family Lardizabalaceae.[2][3]
In Japan, it is distributed in Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Outside Japan it is found in South Korea. It grows wild in mountains and hills in warm regions and near the coast. Outside of its natural distribution, it is sometimes planted in gardens as shade shelves.
In Japanese it is called Mube (ムベ, or 郁子).