Akebia quinata, popularly called chocolate vine, is a perennial plant, originally from Southeast Asia, especially from Japan, Korea and China. The name chocolate vine is given by the dark purple flowers, as well as by the delicate chocolate scent of the flowers. The flowers begin to appear at the beginning of spring. The leaves are palmate, oval, dark green, and the flowers made up of 3 petals are arranged in bunches. Each flower cluster bears both female and male flowers.