Pueraria tuberosa

Pueraria tuberosa

Pueraria tuberosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Phaseoleae
Subtribus: Glycininae
Genus: Pueraria
Species: Pueraria tuberosa

Name

Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC., 1824

Synonyms

• Desmodium tuberosum (Roxb. ex Willd.) G.Don
• Hedysarum tuberosum Roxb. ex Willd.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1824. Annales des Sciences Naturelles 4: 97 (1824) Jan (Prodr. 2: 240 (1825) Nov)

Additional references

• Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
• Sikarwar, R.L.S. (2014). Angiosperm diversity assessment of Chitrakootthe legendary place of Vindhyan range, India Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 38: 563-619.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pueraria tuberosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pueraria tuberosa. Published online. Accessed: May 17 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pueraria tuberosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 May 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Pueraria tuberosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pueraria tuberosa. Accessed: 17 May 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pueraria tuberosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Indian Kudzu

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