Wisteria venusta Silky wisteria (Leguminosae) Deciduous climber

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Wisteria venusta
Silky wisteria
Deciduous climber
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The Wisteria venusta plant species is found in E. Asia - Japan. It is a member of the Leguminosae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Silky wisteria. Some home gardeners know the variety as W. brachybotrys.

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Latin Name:  Wisteria venusta
Common Name:  Silky wisteria
Family:  Leguminosae
Author:  Rehd.&Wils.

Known Hazards:  The seed of all members of this genus is poisonous[200].

Mature Height:  10   Mature Width:  10

Habitat:  Clambering over cliffs and trees on woodland edges in mountains and hills[58, 249].

Medicinal Information: Galls that develop on the plant as a result of infection by the bacterium Erwinia milletiae are used in Japanese folk medicine as an antiinflammatory agent[249]. Recent research has shown that substances in these galls can be used in the treatment of gastric cancer and can also inhibit kin tumour promotion by the Epstein-Barr virus[249].

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