Pueraria
Pueraria is a genus of 15–20 species of legumes native to south, east, and southeast Asia and to New Guinea and northern Australia. The best known member is kudzu, also called Japanese arrowroot. The genus is named after 19th century Swiss botanist Marc Nicolas Puerari.
Species
kudzu
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Native toAndaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India
Observations21,312
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Research
1,951 papers- Pueraria lobata-derived exosome-like nanovesicles alleviate osteoporosis by enhacning autophagy.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2023
Article
5 sectionsContents
- Species
- ''Pueraria'' sensu stricto
- Provisionally retained
- Former members
- References
Pueraria is a genus of 15–20 species of legumes native to south, east, and southeast Asia and to New Guinea and northern Australia. The best known member is kudzu, also called Japanese arrowroot. The genus is named after 19th century Swiss botanist Marc Nicolas Puerari.
Plants in the genus are lianas, shrubs, or climbing herbs, usually with large tuberous roots. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical and subtropical forest, rain forest, forest margins, and scrub vegetation, often on limestone outcrops and in rocky areas.