Tuberous Honey Suckle
Pueraria tuberosa
Also known as Indian kudzu
About Tuberous Honey Suckle
Pueraria tuberosa, commonly known as kudzu, Indian kudzu, or Nepalese kudzu, Vidarikand, Sanskrit: Bhukushmandi (भूकुशमंडी) is a climber with woody tuberculated stem. It is a climbing, coiling and trailing vine with large tuberous roots. The tubers are globose or pot-like, about 25 centimetres (9.8 in) across and the insides are white, starchy and mildly sweet. Leaves are trifoliate and alternate, while the leaflets are egg-shaped, with round base and unequal sides. They are 18 cm (7.1 in) long and 16 cm (6.3 in) wide and are hairless above. Flowers are bisexual, around 1.5 cm (0.59 in) across and blue or purplish-blue in color. The fruit pods are linear, about 2–5 cm (0.79–1.97 in) long and constricted densely between the seeds.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pueraria tuberosa
- Genus
- Pueraria
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests
- Distribution
- Tropical Himalayas, India, Nepal, Pakistan
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- बनकुमड़ा Bankumara, बिलाई कन्द Bilayi Kand, सुराल Sural
- Nepali
- बिरालि कन्द Birali Kanda, देब्रे लारा Debre Laaraa
- Bengali
- শিমিআ বাতরাজী Shimia Batraji, পুয়েরারিয়া টিউবারোসা, শিমিআবাতরাজী
- Tamil
- கரிக்கும்மடி Karikkummati, நிலப்பூசனி Nila-P-Pucani, கரிக்கும்மடி
- Telugu
- దారి గుమ్మడి Dari Gummadi, కుబాయ తీగ Kubaaya Thige, నేల గుమ్మడి Nela Gummadi
- Kannada
- ಭೂ ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಗಡ್ಡೆ Bhoo Sakkare Gadde, ಗುಮಡಿ ಗಿಡ Gumadi Gida, ಗುಮ್ಮಡಿ ಗಿಡ
- Malayalam
- മുതുക്ക് Muthukku, മുതുക്ക്
- Marathi
- बेंदरवेल Bendarvel, भरडा Bharada, भुईकोहळा Bhuikohala
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Tuberous Honey Suckle belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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