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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Styphnolobium japonicum
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Styphnolobium japonicum
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Styphnolobium japonicum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sophora japonica
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Sophora japonica
COMMON NAME:
Japanese Pagoda Tree
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W.D. Brush, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database pnd_soja6_001_lvp
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W.D. Brush, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database pnd_soja6_002_lvp
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W.D. Brush, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database pnd_soja6_003_lvp
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W.D. Brush, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database pnd_soja6_004_lvp
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Styphnolobium japonicum
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Styphnolobium japonicum
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Styphnolobium japonicum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sophora japonica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Sophora japonica
4165
Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Cultivated ornamental, rarely persistent, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: China
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 9-15 leaflets
Alternate
Leaves have petioles.
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Summer
White or creamy
5-toothed calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers in axillary racemes
FRUIT:
Fall
Yellow-green when young, reddish-brown when mature
Legume
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