Wisteriopsis_japonica

<i>Wisteriopsis japonica</i>

Wisteriopsis japonica

Species of plant

Wisteriopsis japonica is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Japan, Korea, and the Ryukyu Islands.[1] It was first described in 1839 as Wisteria japonica.[2] (The English name Japanese wisteria is used for a different species, Wisteria floribunda.[3])

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Varieties

Two varieties have been recognized:[4]

  • W. japonica var. alborosea – standard petal white, wing and keel petals pink
  • W. japonica var. japonica – all petals similarly coloured, yellowish to greenish white
Close up of flowers

References

  1. [1]
    "Wisteriopsis japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) J.Compton & Schrire", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-01-08
  2. [2]
    "Wisteriopsis japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) J.Compton & Schrire", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-01-08
  3. [3]
    "Wisteria floribunda Japanese wisteria", RHS Plants, Royal Horticultural Society, retrieved 2023-01-08
  4. [4]
    Compton, James A.; Schrire, Brian D.; Könyves3, Kálmán; Forest, Félix; Malakasi, Panagiota; Sawai Mattapha & Sirichamorn, Yotsawate (2019), "The Callerya Group redefined and Tribe Wisterieae (Fabaceae) emended based on morphology and data from nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences", PhytoKeys (125): 1–112, doi:10.3897/phytokeys.125.34877, PMC 6610001, PMID 31303810{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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