Wisteriopsis japonica | |
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Scientific classification | |
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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Binomial name | |
Wisteriopsis japonica | |
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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])