Weizhia
| Weizhia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Clade: | Millettioids |
| Tribe: | Phaseoleae |
| Subtribe: | Glycininae |
| Genus: | Weizhia G.Y.Li, Z.H.Chen, K.W.Jiang & B.Pan bis |
| Species: | W. pentaphylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Weizhia pentaphylla G.Y.Li, Z.H.Chen, K.W.Jiang & B.Pan bis
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Weizhia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes a single species, Weizhia pentaphylla, a climbing perennial native to Zhejiang province in southeastern China.[1]
The genus and species were both described in 2023.[1] Morphological and phylogenetic evidence place the genus in subtribe Glycininae, closely related to the genera Dumasia and Toxicopueraria. Weizhia is distinguished by having usually pinnately 5-foliolate leaves and spurred wing-petals.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Weizhia pentaphylla G.Y.Li, Z.H.Chen, K.W.Jiang & B.Pan bis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ Jiang, K.-W., Chen, Y., Li, H.-D., Ma, D.-D., Pan, B., Song, Z.-Q., Wan, K.-Y., Chen, Z.-H. & Li, G.-Y. (2023) Weizhia (Fabaceae: Phaseoleae), a new endemic genus from East China supported by morphological and molecular evidence. Phytotaxa 603 (3): 235–248. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.603.3.3