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Pueraria montana var. lobata  (Willd.) Maesen & S.M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep
Taxonomic Serial No.: 529930

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Variety  
  Synonym(s): Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi
  
    Dolichos lobatus Willd.
  
    Pueraria hirsuta (Thunb.) C.K. Schneid.
  
    Pueraria thunbergiana (Siebold & Zucc.) Benth.
  
    Pueraria lobata var. thomsonii (Benth.) Maesen
  
  Common Name(s): kudzu [English]
  
    nepalem
 
    wa yaka
 
    acha
 
    aka
 
    Japanese arrowroot [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderRosanae   
                         OrderFabales   
                            FamilyFabaceae  – peas, legumes  
                               GenusPueraria DC. – kudzu  
                                  SpeciesPueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. – kudzu  
                                     VarietyPueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S.M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep – kudzu, nepalem, wa yaka, acha, aka, Japanese arrowroot  
       

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  Source: Fabaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Pueraria montana var. lobata   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Pueraria montana var. lobata   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Pueraria montana var. lobata   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Oceania  
    North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Introduced  
    Hawaii, Introduced  
 

 

    

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