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815. WISTERIA SINENSIS ON THE SLOW BOAT FROM CHINA: THE JOURNEY OF WISTERIA TO ENGLAND
Author(s) -
Compton James A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/curt.12112
Subject(s) - china , key (lock) , biological dispersal , biology , botany , geography , archaeology , ecology , demography , sociology , population
Summary The discovery of Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC ., its introduction from China to England and subsequent dispersal is fully discussed. Biographical information is provided on the key figures connected with its introduction. A lectotype is designated for the name W. praecox Hand.‐Mazz. and a neotype is designated for the name W. sinensis f. alba (Lindl.) Rehder & E. H. Wilson.