Wisteria floribunda

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US, Japan

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Poison, Cancer(Intestine)

Science studied: BETULIN, BETULINIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Fabaceae

Scientific name: Wisteria floribunda

Common names: Bol Çiçekli Visterya, Common Wisteria, Japanese Wisteria, Common wisteria, Japanese wisteria, Glicina del Japó, Glicinia japonesa, Glicynia japońska, Glicynia kwiecista, Glycine du Japon, Glycine très fleurie, Japanese Wisteria, Japanese wistaria, Japanese wisteria, Japanische Wisteria, Japanischer Blauregen

POWO: 525791-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in US, Japan.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Poison
• Cancer(Intestine)

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US
• Japan

Documented cultural uses

• Poison
• Cancer(Intestine)

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Poison · US · "
• Cancer(Intestine) · Japan · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Clonal Expansion Accounts for Most Post‐Disturbance Proliferation of a Dominant Temperate Liana, Wisteria floribunda, Across a Fragmented Forest Landscape · 2026 source ↗
• Estimation the Change in Liver Fibrosis Stage with Serial Measurement of Wisteria Floribunda Agglutinin-Positive Mac-2 Binding Protein in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Patients. · 2025 source ↗
• Role of Wisteria floribunda agglutinin binding glycans in carcinogenesis and metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma. · 2024 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BETULIN
• BETULINIC-ACID

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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