Taxon:  Lespedeza japonica L. H. Bailey var. intermedia Nakai



Summary
Genus:
Lespedeza
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Desmodieae
Subtribe:
Lespedezinae
Nomen number:
21872
Place of publication:
Lespedeza Japan Korea 23.  1927
Comment:
since this name was originally based on Lespedeza intermedia Nakai, an illegitimate later homonym (non Britton; Shenzhen ICN Art. 53), there is no parenthetical authorship (Shenzhen ICN Art. 58)
Verified:
05/26/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Akiyama, S. 1988. A revision of the genus Lespedeza section Macrolespedeza (Leguminosae). Bull. Univ. Mus. Univ. Tokyo 33:127.
  2. Forest Experimental Station, Korea. 1966. Illustrated woody plants of Korea.
  3. Murata, G. 1978. Taxonomical notes 12. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 29:100. Note: = Lespedeza japonica f. angustifolia (Nakai) Murata
  4. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: = Lespedeza thunbergii f. angustifolia (Nakai) Ohwi
  5. Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
Common names
Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=21872. Accessed 15 April 2026.