Millettia japonica

Read about Millettia japonica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Wisteria japonica, Sieb. & Zucc. (Millettia japonica, Gray. Phaseolodes japonicum, Kuntze. Kraunhia japonica, Taub.). Glabrous throughout: lfts. 4-6 pairs, petiolulate, narrow-ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate but obtuse at point, entire, light green: fls. small, white, in long drooping simple racemes to 8 in. long; calyx cylindrical urn-shaped or cup-shaped, pubescent; standard obovate, lacking the callosities at base; ovary and style glabrous: pod linear-oblong, mucronate at apex, woody, not large. Japan, Korea.—Little known in this country, and not hardy in the northern parts. By some authors this species is kept in the genus Millettia, where it was placed by Asa Gray; and under that name it is described in Vol. IV, page 2051. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.