Shioda

Japanese: シオデ

A perennial vine of the lily family that grows in mountain forests from Hokkaido to Kyushu and East Asia. The stems are long and branched. The leaves are ovate, somewhat thick and glossy, 5-15 cm long. A pair of tendrils grow at the base of the short petiole. Dioecious. In July and August, umbels appear from the leaf axils, producing many small yellow-green flowers. There are six tepals, and the male flowers have six long stamens. The young shoots are edible. The closely related Shiode (Tachishiode) grows upright at first, reaching a height of 1-2 m, and then becomes somewhat creeping. The leaves are oblong, with a powdery white underside, and the flowers bloom in May and June. The stamens are short. Both species resemble Salvia serrata overall, but they can be distinguished by being herbaceous, having no thorns on the stems, and having black fruits that ripen to maturity.

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Japanese:

北海道〜九州，東アジアの山中の林内などにはえるユリ科の多年生つる植物。茎はよくのびて分枝する。葉は卵形でやや厚く光沢があって，長さ５〜15cm。短い葉柄の基部には１対の巻きひげがつく。雌雄異株。７〜８月，葉腋から散形花序を出し，小さな黄緑色花を多数つける。花被片は６枚，雄花には長い６本のおしべがある。若芽は食用とする。近縁のタチシオデは初め直立し，高さ１〜2m，後，ややつる性となる。葉は長楕円形で，下面は粉白を帯び，花は５〜６月に咲く。おしべは短い。ともに全体がサルトリイバラに似ているが，草本で，茎にとげがなく，果実が黒熟する点などで区別できる。

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