''Lespedeza'' is a

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of some 45

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

(including

nothospecies #REDIRECT Hybrid name In botanical nomenclature, a hybrid may be given a hybrid name, which is a special kind of botanical name, but there is no requirement that a hybrid name should be created for plants that are believed to be of hybrid origin. ...

) of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the

pea family Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

(Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly

East Asian East Asia is a geocultural region of Asia. It includes China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan, plus two special administrative regions of China, Hong Kong and Macau. The economies of Economy of China, China, Economy of Ja ...

species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm

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regions of eastern

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, eastern and southern

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and

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. These shrubby plants or trailing

vine A vine is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas, or runners. The word ''vine'' can also refer to such stems or runners themselves, for instance, when used in wicker work.Jackson; Benjamin; Da ...

s belong to the "typical"

legume Legumes are plants in the pea family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consum ...

s (

Faboideae The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family. This subfamily is widely ...

), with the peas and beans, though they are part of another

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

, the

Desmodieae The tribe (biology), tribe Desmodieae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family (biology), family Fabaceae. It is composed of two subtribes, Desmodiinae and Lespedezinae. Recent phylogenetics has this tribe nested within tribe Phaseoleae. G ...

. Therein, they are treated as

type genus In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearin ...

of the smaller

subtribe Subtribe is a taxonomic category ranking which is below the rank of tribe and above genus. The standard suffix for a subtribe is -ina (in animals) or -inae (in plants). The first use of this word dates back to the late 19th century. An example of ...

Lespedezinae, which unites the present genus and its presumed closest relatives, ''

Campylotropis ''Campylotropis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 41 species of shrubs native to Asia, ranging from the Himalayas to Indochina, China, Taiwan, Mongolia, and Korea, as well as Java and the Lesser Sunda Is ...

'' and ''

Kummerowia ''Kummerowia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes two species native to eastern Asia, ranging from the Russian Far East through China and Japan to Vietnam and Laos.Asa Gray Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botany, botanist of the 19th century. His ''Darwiniana'' (1876) was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessaril ...

(1810–1888), the ''Lespedeza'' owes its name to governor of

East Florida East Florida () was a colony of Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain from 1763 to 1783 and a province of the Spanish Empire from 1783 to 1821. The British gained control over Spanish Florida in 1763 as part of the Treaty of Paris (1763), Tre ...

Vicente Manuel de Céspedes Vicente Manuel de Céspedes (1721?–1794),Cahoon, Ben also known as Vicente Manuel de Zéspedes, was a Spanish colonel and field marshal in the Spanish Royal Army who served as governor of Santiago de Cuba (1781–1782) and the Spanish province o ...

(1784–1790; who, through a letter, allowed botanist

André Michaux André Michaux (' → ahn- mee-; sometimes Anglicisation, anglicised as Andrew Michaud; 8 March 174611 October 1802) was a French botanist and explorer. He is most noted for his study of North American flora. In addition Michaux collected specime ...

to explore East Florida in search of new species of plants, where Michaux found Lespedeza), but when Céspedes wrote the letter, at the beginning of it, the name of Céspedes was changed to "Zespedez". So, when Michaux's book ''Flora Boreali-Americana'' of 1802 was printed, the name "Céspedes" to refer to the plant was written as "Lespedez", the word from which the current name of the plant was derived.Lespedeza – From Asia with a Spanish Twist!
''Despeleza'' is a synonym of ''Lespedeza'', and this name is derived from a taxonomic anagram.

Cultivation and uses

Some

are grown as

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s, and are used as a

forage Forage is a plant material (mainly plant leaves and stems) eaten by grazing livestock. Historically, the term ''forage'' has meant only plants eaten by the animals directly as pasture, crop residue, or immature cereal crops, but it is also used m ...

crops, notably in the southern

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, and as a means of

soil Soil, also commonly referred to as earth, is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, water, and organisms that together support the life of plants and soil organisms. Some scientific definitions distinguish dirt from ''soil'' by re ...

enrichment and for prevention of

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. In some areas, certain species are invasive. ''Lespedeza'', like other

s, have

root nodule Root nodules are found on the roots of plants, primarily legumes, that form a symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Under nitrogen-limiting conditions, capable plants form a symbiotic relationship with a host-specific strain of bacteria known ...

s that harbor bacteria capable of

nitrogen fixation Nitrogen fixation is a chemical process by which molecular dinitrogen () is converted into ammonia (). It occurs both biologically and abiological nitrogen fixation, abiologically in chemical industry, chemical industries. Biological nitrogen ...

from the air into a soil-bound form that can be taken up by other plants. Growers can take advantage of this process by putting the plants in their fields to release nitrogen, so they can use less fertilizer. '' L. bicolor'' leaves and roots contain l-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (

lespedamine Lespedamine, also known as 1-methoxy-''N'',''N''-dimethyltryptamine (1-methoxy-DMT or 1-MeO-DMT), is an indole alkaloid and substituted tryptamine present in the plant ''Lespedeza bicolor''. The alkaloid bears a close structural resemblance to the ...

), as well as related N^ω,N^ω-

dimethyltryptamine Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), also known as ''N'',''N''-dimethyltryptamine (''N'',''N''-DMT), is a Psychedelic drug, serotonergic hallucinogen and Investigational New Drug, investigational drug of the substituted tryptamine, tryptamine family tha ...

s and their oxides, as well as some

bufotenin Bufotenin, also known as dimethylserotonin or as 5-hydroxy-''N'',''N''-dimethyltryptamine (5-HO-DMT), is a serotonergic psychedelic of the tryptamine family. It is a derivative of the psychedelic dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and of the neurotransmi ...

Species

The

and

recognized in ''Lespedeza'' include: * '' Lespedeza × acuticarpa'' * ''

Lespedeza angustifolia ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm te ...

'' (Pursh) Elliott * '' Lespedeza × bicoloba'' * ''

Lespedeza bicolor ''Lespedeza bicolor'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names shrubby bushclover, shrub lespedeza, and bicolor lespedeza. It is native to eastern Asia, ranging from southeastern Siberia to eastern China, Mo ...

'' Turcz. (syn. ''L. bicolor'' var. ''japonica'' Nakai) – shrub lespedeza * '' Lespedeza × brittonii'' * '' Lespedeza buergeri'' Miq. * ''

Lespedeza cambodianum ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' * ''

Lespedeza capitata ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' Michx. (syn. ''L. frutescens'' Elliott, ''L. schindleri'' , and ''L. stuevei'' DC.) * ''

Lespedeza caraganae ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm te ...

'' Bunge * '' Lespedeza chinensis'' G.Don (syn. ''L. mucronata'' Ricker) * ''

Lespedeza cuneata ''Lespedeza cuneata'' is a species of flowering plant in the Fabaceae, legume family known by the common names Chinese bushclover and sericea lespedeza, or just sericea.Gucker, Corey. (2010) (Revised from Munger, Gregory T., 2004)''Lespedeza cune ...

'' (Dumont-Cours.) G. Don * '' Lespedeza cyrtobotrya'' Miq. – leafy lespedeza * '' Lespedeza × cyrtobuergeri'' S.Akiyama & H.Ohba * '' Lespedeza × cyrtoloba'' * ''

Lespedeza danxiaensis ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' * ''

Lespedeza daurica ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' (Laxm.) Schindl. (syn. ''L. potaninii'' V.N.Vassil.) * ''

Lespedeza davidi ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' Franch. * ''

Lespedeza × divaricata ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' (Nakai) T.B.Lee * ''

Lespedeza dunnii ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm te ...

'' Schindl. * ''

Lespedeza elegans ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' Cambess. * ''

Lespedeza fasciculiflora ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' Franch. * '' Lespedeza floribunda'' Bunge (syn. ''L. bicolor'' Prain) * ''

Lespedeza fordii ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm te ...

'' Schindl. * ''

Lespedeza forrestii ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' Schindl. * '' Lespedeza frutescens'' * ''

Lespedeza gerardiana ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' Maxim. * ''

Lespedeza hengduanshanensis ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' * ''

Lespedeza hirta ''Lespedeza hirta'', the hairy lespedeza or hairy bush clover, is a perennial forb native to Ontario and the eastern United States. It grows at most three feet high. It has inconspicuous small white blooms in the summer and prefers average to dry ...

'' (L.) Hornem. * ''

Lespedeza hisauchii ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' * ''

Lespedeza hispida ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' * ''

Lespedeza homoloba ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm te ...

'' Nakai * ''

Lespedeza inschanica ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm te ...

'' (Maxim.) Schindl. – greenish juncea lespedeza * '' Lespedeza intermedia'' (S.Watson) Britton (syn. ''L. frutescens'' (L.) Britton, ''L. frutescens'' var. ''acutifructa'' Farw.) * '' Lespedeza × intermixta'' Makino – neonchul lespedeza * '' Lespedeza japonica'' L.H.Bailey (unplaced) * ''

Lespedeza jiangxiensis ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' * ''

Lespedeza juncea ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm te ...

'' (L.f.) Pers. (syn. ''L. hedysaroides'' ) – juncea lespedeza ** ''Lespedeza juncea'' var. ''juncea'' (syn. ''L. aitchisonii'' , ''L. cytisoides'' , ''L. nuristanica'' , and ''L. pallasii'' ) ** ''Lespedeza juncea'' var. ''variegata'' (syn. ''L. kanaoriensis'' and ''L. variegata'' ) * '' Lespedeza × kagoshimensis'' Hatus. * ''

Lespedeza leptostachya ''Lespedeza leptostachya'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the Fabaceae, legume family known by the common names prairie lespedeza and prairie bush-clover. It occurs in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. The flowers are creamy ...

'' Engelm. ex A.Gray * ''

Lespedeza lichiyuniae ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm te ...

'' * '' Lespedeza × longifolia'' * '' Lespedeza × macrovirgata'' * '' Lespedeza × manniana'' * ''

Lespedeza maritima ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' * ''

Lespedeza maximowiczii ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm te ...

'' R.C.Schneid. – Korean lespedeza * ''

Lespedeza melanantha ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' Nakai – black-flower lespedeza * '' Lespedeza × miquelii'' * '' Lespedeza mucronata'' Ricker * '' Lespedeza × neglecta'' * '' Lespedeza × nuttallii'' * '' Lespedeza × oblongifolia'' * '' Lespedeza pilosa'' (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. – pilose lespedeza * '' Lespedeza procumbens'' Michx. * ''

Lespedeza pseudomaximowiczii ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' * '' Lespedeza repens'' (L.) W.P.C.Barton * '' Lespedeza × robusta'' * ''

Lespedeza sessilifolia ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' * ''

Lespedeza × simulata ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' Mack. & Bush * ''

Lespedeza stuevei ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm te ...

'' Nutt. * ''

Lespedeza texana ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm te ...

'' Britton * ''

Lespedeza thunbergii ''Lespedeza thunbergii'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names Thunberg's bushclover, Thunberg's lespedeza, and shrub lespedeza. It is native to the eastern Himalayas, China, Korea, and Japan. This specie ...

'' (DC.) Nakai ** ''Lespedeza thunbergii'' subsp. ''elliptica'' (Benth. ex Maxim.) H.Ohashi (syn. ''L. elliptica'' Benth. ex Maxim.) ** ''Lespedeza thunbergii'' subsp. ''formosa'' (Vogel) H.Ohashi (syn. ''L. albiflora'' , ''L. hayatae'' , ''L. inabensis'' , ''L. intermedia'' , ''L. pubescens'' Hayata, ''L. shiroyamensis'' , and ''L. wilfordii'' ) ** ''Lespedeza thunbergii'' subsp. ''patens'' (syn. ''L. patens'' Nakai) ** ''Lespedeza thunbergii'' subsp. ''satsumensis'' (syn. ''L. satsumensis'' ) ** ''Lespedeza thunbergii'' subsp. ''thunbergii'' (syn. ''L. chekiangensis'' , ''L. grandiflora'' , ''L. grandis'' , ''L. kiusiana'' , ''L. liukiuensis'' , ''L. nipponica'' , ''L. racemosa'' , ''L. sieboldii'' , ''L. tetraloba'' , ''L. viatorum'' ) * ''

Lespedeza tomentosa ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm te ...

'' (Thunb.) Siebold ex Maxim. (syn. ''L. hirta'' Miq.) – woolly lespedeza * '' Lespedeza violacea'' (L.) Pers. * ''

Lespedeza virgata ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm te ...

'' (Thunb.) DC. (syn. ''L. patentibicolor'' T.B.Lee) – Wando lespedeza * ''

Lespedeza virginica ''Lespedeza virginica'', known as slender bush clover or slender lespedeza, is a species of flowering plant native to much of the United States, as well as Ontario, Canada, and Nuevo León, Mexico. It is a member of the bean family, Fabaceae. D ...

'' (L.) Britton (syn. ''L. angustifolia'' Darl.) Some species formerly in this genus that are now placed elsewhere, typically in the Lespedezinae, for example, in genus ''

''. These include: * ''Lespedeza junghuhniana'' Bakh.f. = ''

Campylotropis cytisoides ''Campylotropis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 41 species of shrubs native to Asia, ranging from the Himalayas to Indochina, China, Taiwan, Mongolia, and Korea, as well as Java and the Lesser Sunda Is ...

'' ''Lespedeza junghuhniana'' Bakh.f.
''

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''. Retrieved 4 September 2023. * ''Lespedeza sericea'' = ''

Campylotropis macrostyla ''Campylotropis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 41 species of shrubs native to Asia, ranging from the Himalayas to Indochina, China, Taiwan, Mongolia, and Korea, as well as Java and the Lesser Sunda Is ...

'' * ''Lespedeza speciosa'' Royle ex Schindl. = '' Campylotropis speciosa'' (Royle ex Schindl.) Schindl. * ''Lespedeza striata'' (Thunb.) Hook. & Arn. = ''

Kummerowia striata ''Kummerowia striata'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names Japanese clover and common lespedeza. It is native to much of Asia and it is present in the eastern United States as an introduced species. Th ...

'' (Thunb.) Schindl. * ''Lespedeza tomentosa'' Maxim. = '' Campylotropis pinetorum'' (Kurz) Schindl.

Footnotes

References

* International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS) (2005)
Genus ''Lespedeza''
Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2011-FEB-18. * Morimoto, Hiroshi & Matsumoto, Norichika (1966). Über Alkaloide, VI. Inhaltsstoffe ''Lespedeza bicolor'' var. ''japonica'', II. Alkaloid contents of ''L. bicolor'' var. ''japonica'' II."'' J. Liebigs Ann. Chem.'' 682(1): 212–218

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* Morimoto, Hiroshi & Oshio, Haruji (1965). Über Alkaloide, V. Inhaltsstoffe von ''Lespedeza bicolor'' var. ''japonica'', I. Über Lespedamin, ein neues Alkaloid. Alkaloid contents of ''L. bicolor'' var. ''japonica'' I. On Lespedamin, a novel alkaloid."'' J. Liebigs Ann. Chem.'' 682(1): 212–218

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