Wisteriopsis japonica

Wisteriopsis japonica
In cultivation
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Wisteriopsis
Species:	W. japonica
Binomial name
Wisteriopsis japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) J.Compton & Schrire [1]
Synonyms [1]
Glycine japonica(Siebold & Zucc.) Jacob-Makoy Kraunhia japonica(Siebold & Zucc.) Taub. Millettia japonica(Siebold & Zucc.) A.Gray Phaseoloides japonicum(Siebold & Zucc.) Kuntze Wisteria japonicaSiebold & Zucc.

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] )

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. "Wisteriopsis japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) J.Compton & Schrire", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2023-01-08
2. "Wisteriopsis japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) J.Compton & Schrire", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2023-01-08
3. "Wisteria floribunda Japanese wisteria", RHS Plants, Royal Horticultural Society, retrieved 2023-01-08
4. Compton, James A.; Schrire, Brian D.; Könyves, 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