Fabaceae

Pueraria DC.

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 4: 97 (1825)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Asia to W. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Philippines, Primorye, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Alabama, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Azores, Bermuda, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Hawaii, Honduras, Illinois, Italy, Kansas, Kentucky, Krym, Liberia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Mozambique, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Nova Scotia, NW. Balkan Pen., Oklahoma, Panamá, Pennsylvania, Queensland, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., South Carolina, Sudan-South Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Texas, Tonga, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Virginia, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Ann. Sci. Nat., ser. 1, 4: 97 (1825).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • in Ann. Sci. Nat. 4: 97 (1825)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 17, 2014 Poma, R.; et al. [7228] Thailand K000966199 Yes
Feb 17, 2014 Poma, R.; et al. [7228] Thailand K000966198 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 van Thuan, N. [34073] Thailand K000264112 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Clarke, C.B. [25157] India K000264076 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Clarke, C.B. [25157] India K000264077 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Kai Larsen [9049] Thailand K000264111 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5355] Burma K001120657 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5354] Nepal K001120656 Type Yes
Pooma, R.; Karaket, P.; Pattharahirantricin, N.; Poopath, M. [8077] Thailand K001930461 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5570] Burma K001121317 Unknown Type Material Yes
Perry, R.A. [2008] Australia Glycine K003991985 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0