Species in the genus Millettia:

Millettia japonica / Natsufuji ナツフジ

Millettia japonica is a deciduous climbing shrub that inhabits mountain roadsides, forest fringes, etc. Its slender stems go counterclockwise around plants in the vegetation toward the top. The leaves of an imparipinnate compound are alternate and 19-25cm long. Many light yellow-white papilionaceous flowers are born in hanging racemes from the sides of new branches. Bloom time: July-August.