As recorded for Chinese Wisteria
Wisteria sinensis
Chinese Wisteria
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- February-March
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP records it as introduced in India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: C. & S. China.
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How to identify Chinese Wisteria
Identify Chinese Wisteria by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Ornamental cascading purple flower racemes on a woody vine.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm leaf shape: Oblong.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Raceme.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-March.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The leaves are shiny, green, pinnately compound, 10–30 cm in length, with 9-13 oblong leaflets that are each 2–6 cm long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OblongrecordedLonger than wide with roughly parallel sides, the ends rounded.“The leaves are shiny, green, pinnately compound, 10–30 cm in length, with 9-13 oblong leaflets that are each 2–6 cm long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chinese Wisteria itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“Though it has shorter racemes than Wisteria floribunda (Japanese wisteria), it often has a higher quantity of racemes.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- LegumerecordedA dry pod that splits open along two seams (typical of the pea/bean family).“The fruit is a flattened, brown, velvety, bean-like pod 5–10 cm long with thick disk-like seeds around 1 cm in diameter spaced evenly inside;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chinese Wisteria itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Chinese Wisteria
A member of the Fabaceae family, Chinese Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) is a climber. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand. Flowering and fruiting run from February to March.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Chinese Wisteria belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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