Lespedeza thunbergii (DC.)Nakai Var. thunbergii

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Lespedeza Michaux
Tribe: Desmodieae
Rank: Var.
Subspecies: thunbergii
Subspecies authority: (DC.)Nakai
References: [2907]

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Other names:

• Desmodium penduliflorum Oudem. [Synonym] [1930]
  
• Lespedeza bicolor Turcz. Var. sieboldii (Miq.)Maxim. [Synonym] [1930]
  
• Lespedeza grandis H.Koidz. [Synonym] [1930]
  
• Lespedeza patens Nakai [Synonym] [1930]
  
• Lespedeza patens Nakai Var. obtusifolia Nakai [Synonym] [1930]
  
• Lespedeza sieboldii Miq. [Synonym] [1930]
  
• Lespedeza thunbergii (DC.)Nakai Var. obtusifolia (Nakai)Ohwi [Synonym] [1930][2855]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H

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Uses:

• Environmental [2828]
  
• Food and Drink [2828]
  
• Forage [2828]
  
• Medicine [2829]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Asia [2907]
  • Japan [2907]

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Notes:

• Japanese distribution: Hokkaido; Shikoku; Kyushu [2907]
  
• Widely cultivated in Japan but the origin is unknown. [2907]
  
• Often reported as spontaneous in Honshu and/or China. [1930]
  
• Possibly derived from a hybrid of L.patens X L.maximowiczii. [1955]
  
• Possibly selected for cultivation from a wild form, f.sericea(Matsum.)H.Ohashi [2894] [2895]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:44:34