Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep GRIN-Global

Taxon: Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep

Summary

Genus:

Pueraria

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Phaseoleae

Subtribe:

Glycininae

Nomen number:

314966

Place of publication:

M. Sanjappa, Legumes India 288. 1992 (L. J. G. van der Maesen & S. M. Almeida, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 85:233. 1988, nom. inval.)

Comment:

Maesen & S. Almeida (1988) incorrectly cited the basionym as P. lobata var. lobata Ohwi

Verified:

04/21/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. (0 active accession[s])
Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. montana (0 active accession[s])
Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. thomsonii (Benth.) M. R. Almeida (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Dolichos lobatus Willd.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Dolichos hirsutus Thunb.
Neustanthus chinensis Benth.
Pachyrhizus thunbergianus Siebold & Zucc.
Pueraria hirsuta (Thunb.) Matsum.
Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi var. chinensis (Benth.) Ohwi
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Tang & F. T. Wang, nom. nud.
Pueraria thunbergiana (Siebold & Zucc.) Benth.
Pueraria triloba (Houtt.) Makino

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Reference(s)

Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. Assessment and management of plant invasions. 1997 255-267.
Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
Foster, S. & J. A. Duke. A field guide to medicinal plants: Eastern/Central North America, 2nd ed. 2000
Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. A reference guide to medicinal plants. 1990
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Iwatsuki, K. et al. Flora of Japan. 1993-
Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. 2003
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist. 2004
Maesen, L. J. G. van der. 1994. Pueraria, the kudzu and its relatives: an update of the taxonomy. 67.
Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
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Common names

English
Japanese arrowroot –
kudsu –
kudzu –
Afrikaans
kudzuranker –
German
Kudzubohne –
Italian
pueraria –
Japanese Rōmaji
kuzu –
Transcribed Korean
chilg –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Primorye
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Papua New Guinea
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	New Caledonia
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Solomon Islands
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Vanuatu
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Mpumalanga
4	Naturalized	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Sierra Leone
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	New South Wales
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland
4	Naturalized	Europe	East Europe	Ukraine
4	Naturalized	Northern America		United States
4	Naturalized	Pacific	North-Central Pacific	United States	Hawaii
4	Naturalized	Pacific	South-Central Pacific	French Polynesia
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	American Samoa
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Fiji
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Niue
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Samoa
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Tonga
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Hispaniola
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Panama

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan, Taiwan
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Primorye]

Asia-Tropical

INDO-CHINA: Thailand, Vietnam
MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea

Pacific

SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu

Naturalized
Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Mpumalanga]
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sierra Leone

Asia-Temperate

CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan, Georgia
MIDDLE ASIA: Tajikistan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Queensland]

Europe

EAST EUROPE: Ukraine

Northern America

REGION: United States

Pacific

NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: American Samoa, Fiji, Niue, Tonga, Samoa

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola
MESOAMERICA: Panama

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Animal food	fodder	Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
Animal food	forage	Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
Environmental	erosion control	Maesen, L. J. G. van der. 1985. Revision of the genus Pueraria DC. with some notes on Teyleria Backer (Leguminosae). Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 85-1:45.
Human food	starch	Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996
Human food	vegetable	Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996
Medicines	folklore	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Weed		Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. Assessment and management of plant invasions. 1997 255-267.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=314966. Accessed 27 December 2024.