This article is about Indian kudzu. For the more widely spread species known as "kudzu", see Kudzu.
Pueraria tuberosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Genus:
Pueraria
Species:
P. tuberosa
Binomial name
Pueraria tuberosa
(Willd.) DC.
Synonyms[1]
Hedysarum tuberosumWilld.
Pueraria tuberosa, commonly known as kudzu,[2]Indian kudzu,[3] or Nepalese kudzu,[3]Vidarikand,[4] Sanskrit: Bhukushmandi (भूकुशमंडी)[5] 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. They have silky, bristly reddish-brown hair. Seeds vary from 3 to 6 in number.
It is native to India,[3][6] Pakistan,[6] and Nepal. In Telugu, Kudzu is termed as Nela Gummadi, Dari Gummadi, Vidari Kanda.
^"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
^Nidhi Pandey; J. K. Chaurasia; O. P. Tiwari; Yamini B. Tripathi (2007). "Antioxidant properties of different fractions of tubers from Pueraria tuberosa Linn". Food Chemistry. 105 (1): 219–222. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.03.072.
^ abc"Pueraria tuberosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^Vidarikand (Pueraria tuberosa) Benefits, Uses and Side effects
^Indian Kudzu
^ abPueraria tuberosa (Roxb.ex Willd.) DC., Flora of Pakistan, S. I. Ali & M. Qaiser (eds), 2001
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