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Fabaceae

Perennial soybean

Neonotonia wightii (Wight & Arn.) J.A.Lackey

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Neonotonia

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Perennial soybean: Neonotonia wightii (climbing in vegetation). Location: Maui, Uluapalakua
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
爪哇大豆, 长序大豆
English
Perennial soybean

Synonyms

  • Glycine bujasia Benth.
  • Glycine wightii (Wight & Arn.) Verdc.
  • Glycine wightii subsp. wightii
  • Johnia wightii (Wight & Arn.) Wight & Arn.
  • Notonia wightii Wight & Arn.

Flowers

Flower colour
white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.