Wisteriopsis reticulata(Benth.) J.Compton & Schrire

WFO wfo-0001444210 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Wisteriopsis reticulata, photographed by 四角銅鑼
fig. a 四角銅鑼, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-01 / obs. 194049396

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Native range 6 botanical countries

Regions where Wisteriopsis reticulata is native: China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan, Vietnam China North-CentralChina South-CentralChina SoutheastHainanTaiwanVietnam
Native distribution of Wisteriopsis reticulata, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
China North-Central CHN ASIA-TEMPERATE
China South-Central CHC
China Southeast CHS
Hainan CHH
Taiwan TAI
Vietnam VIE ASIA-TROPICAL

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 9 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Callerya reticulata (Benth.) Schot
  • Callerya reticulata var. stenophylla (Merr. & Chun) X.Y.Zhu
  • Millettia cognata Hance
  • Millettia purpurea Yatabe
  • Millettia reticulata Benth.
  • Millettia reticulata var. stenophylla Merr. & Chun
  • Phaseoloides cognata (Hance) Kuntze
  • Phaseoloides reticulata (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Wisteriopsis reticulata var. stenophylla (Merr. & Chun) J.Compton & Schrire

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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