Pueraria

See also: pueraria

Translingual

Pueraria montana var. lobata overwhelming roadside trees and shrubs in Montana

Etymology

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Proper noun

Pueraria f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – certain twining vines: kudzu, its relatives, and certain morphologically similar plants, considered highly invasive, especially in southeastern US.

Usage notes

• The genus is thought to be paraphyletic.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Phaseoleae - tribe; Glycininae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pueraria tuberosa - type species; for other species see Pueraria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Pueraria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pueraria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pueraria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Pueraria at USDA Plants database
• Pueraria at Tropicos
• Pueraria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Pueraria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Pueraria at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Pueraria at The Plant List