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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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Wisteriopsis |
| Species: | W. japonica
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| Wisteriopsis japonica | |
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Varieties
editTwo 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
References
edit- ^ a b c "Wisteriopsis japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) J.Compton & Schrire", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-01-08
- ^ "Wisteriopsis japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) J.Compton & Schrire", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-01-08
- ^ "Wisteria floribunda Japanese wisteria", RHS Plants, Royal Horticultural Society, retrieved 2023-01-08
- ^ 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
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