Wisteria sinensis (Sims)Sweet

English: Chinese wisteria

German: Chinesischer Blauregen

Mandarin: 紫藤 (zi teng)

Portuguese: Glicínia

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Fabales (244)

        Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)

          Genus: Wisteria (1)

            Epithet: sinensis (Sims)Sweet (3)

Synonym: Millettia chinensis Benth.

chinensis => of Chinese origin

sinensis => of Chinese origin

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: liana

Flower colour: blue, purple, violet, white

Check for Wisteria sinensis at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [392] Wisteria sinensis - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
• [731] Wisteria sinensis - Plants For A Future database

• [35] Barthlott,W. (1998): Dumonts große Pflanzenenzyklopädie. Dumont Verlag, Köln, Germany.