About tropical kudzu
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.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pueraria phaseoloides
- Genus
- Pueraria
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Margins of cultivated lands Key identification features : Woody twining climber, clothed with dense spreading brown hairs with light lavender; flowers whitish fringed
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
Local Names
- Malayalam
- തോട്ടപ്പയർ
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
tropical kudzu belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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