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Pueraria Montana Var. Chinensis
''Pueraria'' is a genus of 15–20 species of legumes native to Asia. The best known member is kudzu, also called Japanese arrowroot. The genus is named after 19th century Swiss botanist Marc Nicolas Puerari. The genus, as traditionally circumscribed, is polyphyletic, with different species being more related to other species in the tribe Phaseoleae. Current research, reproduced below, splits the genus into five clades, one of which defines the current monophyletic genus. Species The genus ''Pueraria'' is highly polyphyletic; the below list is divided by clade following the result of A.N.Egan & B.Pan (2016). In 2015, the authors Validly published name, validly published their proposal in ''Phytotaxa''. , Kew Plants of the World Online database accepts these names. ''Pueraria'' sensu stricto ''Pueraria'' sensu stricto includes the vast majority of species in the genus. They fall into a single clade sister to or containing ''Nogra''. * Pueraria alopecuroides, ''P. alopecuroid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pueraria Phaseoloides
''Neustanthus'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the pea family Fabaceae and its tribe Phaseoleae. The only species is ''Neustanthus phaseoloides'', called tropical kudzu. This species is a forage crop and cover crop used in the tropics. It is known as puero in Australia and tropical kudzu in most tropical regions. It is related to the genus '' Pueraria'' and artificial hybridization with ''P. montana'' var. ''lobata'' has been achieved. Prior to 2016, the accepted name was ''Pueraria phaseoloides''. Name The name kudzu does not only refer to ''N. phaseoloides''. It is also used for its close relatives ''Pueraria montana'' and ''P. edulis''. ''N. phaseoloides'' has different scientific synonyms. Depending on the authors, it is possible that two different variation are citied: '' N. phaseoloides'' var. ''phaseoloides'' and the bigger and larger ''N. phaseoloides'' var. ''javanica''. Subtaxa The following varieties are accepted: *''Neustanthus phaseoloides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
