Pueraria montana (Lour.)Merr. Var. lobata (Willd.)Sanjappa & Pradeep

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Pueraria DC.
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Rank: Var.
Subspecies: lobata
Subspecies authority: (Willd.)Sanjappa & Pradeep
References: [1914][3185][3186]

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Other names:

• Dolichos hirsutus Thunb. [Synonym] [3185][1179]
  
• Dolichos lobatus Willd. [Synonym] [3157][3185][1179][1243][1914]
  
• Neustanthus chinensis Benth. [Synonym] [3185][1179]
  
• Pachyrhizus thunbergianus Siebold & Zucc. [Synonym] [3185][1243][1179]
  
• Pueraria argyi Leveille & Vaniot [Synonym] [1179][3185]
  
• Pueraria bodinieri Leveille & Vaniot [Synonym] [1179][3185]
  
• Pueraria caerulea Leveille & Vaniot [Synonym] [1179][3185]
  
• Pueraria hirsuta (Thunb.)Matsum. [Synonym] [1179][3185]
  
• Pueraria koten Leveille & Vaniot [Synonym] [3185][1179]
  
• Pueraria lobata (Willd.)Ohwi [Synonym] [3185][1179][3157][2825][1954][1930][1243]
  
• Pueraria lobata (Willd.)Ohwi Subsp. lobata [Synonym] [3185]
  
• Pueraria pseudo-hirsuta Tang & Wang [Synonym] [1179][3185]
  
• Pueraria thunbergiana (Siebold & Zucc.)Benth. [Synonym] [3185][3157][1680][1243][1179][1914]
  
• Pueraria triloba (Houtt.)T.Makino [Synonym] [1179][3185]
  

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Common Names:

• Aka [2266]
  
• Kudzu [1850] [1902] [2157] [2266] [3185] [261]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Climbing
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
  • 2000-07 Heald J
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Chemical products [1919]
  
• Environmental [1919]
  
• Food and Drink [261]
  
• Forage [1919]
  
• Weed [3157]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [212]
  • Sierra Leone [212]

• Asia [261] [309] [1914] [1929] [1930] [1938] [1947] [1954]
  • Bhutan [1947]
  • Burma [1914]
  • China [1914]
  • Hong Kong [1914]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Irian Jaya [261]
  • Japan [1930]
  • Korea [1914]
  • Laos [309]
  • Pakistan [1938]
  • Philippines [309]
  • Taiwan [1929]
  • Thailand [309]
  • Vietnam [309]

• Australasia [261] [1880] [1914]
  • Australia [1880]
    • New South Wales
    • Queensland
  • New Caledonia [1914]
  • Papua New Guinea [261]

• Caribbean [2157]
  • Caribbean-TRP [1339]
  • Dominican Republic [2157]

• Central America
  • Panama [1224] [1243]

• North America [3157]
  • United States [1326] [1431] [1680] [3157]
    • Alabama [3157]
    • Arkansas [3157]
    • Florida [3157]
    • Georgia [3157]
    • Kentucky [3157]
    • Louisiana [3157]
    • Maryland [3157]
    • Mississippi [3157]
    • North Carolina [3157]
    • Oklahoma [3157]
    • South Carolina [3157]
    • Tennessee [3157]
    • Texas [3157]
    • Virginia [3157]

• Pacific Ocean [261] [309] [1914] [1939] [1949] [1954] [2264] [2266]
  • Bismarck Archipelago [261]
  • Fiji [309] [2264]
  • Hawaii [1949]
  • Niue [2266]
  • Samoa-JML [309]
  • Solomon Is [261]
  • Tonga [309]
  • Vanuatu [1914]

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:19:01