| Name | Weigela japonica Thunberg |
| Authorship | Thunberg |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Weigela |
| Contains | Weigela japonica var. sinica (Rehder) L. H. Bailey |
| Citation | 1780 Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 1: 137, 141, pl. v |
| Holdings | 1 Specimen held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Weigela japonica Thunberg |
| Identification made in | [no date] (1) |