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816 & 817. WISTERIA BRACHYBOTRYS
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.12113
Subject(s) - cultivar , biology , botany
Summary Wisteria brachybotrys Siebold & Zucc., the silky wisteria, is described and illustrated. The history of its introduction into cultivation from Japan to Europe is discussed along with its known cultivars. A dextrorsely climbing hybrid between W. brachybotrys and W. floribunda commemorating the Wisteria enthusiast Peter Valder is described here as Wisteria x valderi J. C ompton.