Pueraria montana (Lour.)Merr.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Pueraria DC.
Tribe: Phaseoleae
References: [3185][3186]

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Climbing
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 2000-07 Heald J

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [212]
  • Sierra Leone [212]

• Asia [261] [309] [1914] [1929] [1930] [1938] [1947] [2830]
  • Bhutan [1947]
  • Burma [309] [1914]
  • China [309] [1914]
  • Hong Kong [309] [1914]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Irian Jaya [261]
  • Japan [309] [1930]
  • Korea [1914]
  • Laos [309]
  • Pakistan [1938]
  • Philippines [309]
  • Ryukyu Is [2830]
  • Taiwan [309] [1929] [2830]
  • Thailand [309]
  • Vietnam [309]

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

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

• Central America [1224] [1243]
  • Panama [1224] [1243]

• North America [1326] [3157]
  • United States [1326] [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] [1949] [2266] [3185]
  • Bismarck Archipelago [261]
  • Fiji [309]
  • Hawaii [1949] [3185]
  • Niue [2266]
  • Samoa-JML [309]
  • Solomon Is [261]
  • Tonga [309]
  • Vanuatu [1914]

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Notes:

• Three botanical varieties: see vars chinensis, lobata and montana.
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:47:36