Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Fabales Bromhead
Family
Leguminosae
Genus
Pueraria DC.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi (1753)
Synonymy:
  • ≡ Dolichos lobatus Willd. (1802)
  • ≡ Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S.M.Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep (1992)
  • = Dolichos trilobus Houtt.
  • ≡ Pueraria triloba (Houtt.) Makino
  • = Pueraria thunbergiana Benth. (1867)
Vernacular Name(s):
Kudzu vine
 Biostatus
Exotic
 Bibliography
Adolfo, L.M.; Rao, X.; Dixon, R.A. 2022: Identifcation of Pueraria spp. through DNA barcoding and comparative transcriptomics. BioMed Central Evolutionary Biology 22(10): 1–18 (online). (Published online: 03 January 2022 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-03383-x)
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/ [as Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S.M.Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep]
Biosecurity New Zealand 4 Aug 2011: Unwanted Organisms Register. http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/pests/registers/uor [as Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S.M.Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep]
Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Glenny, D.S.; de Lange, P.J.; Brownsey, P.J. 1998: Checklist of dicotyledons and pteridophytes naturalised or casual in New Zealand: additional records 1994-1996. New Zealand Journal of Botany 36(2): 155–162.
Ministry for Primary Industries 23 Feb 2017: Unwanted Organisms Register. Version 02.01.02. https://www1.maf.govt.nz/uor [as Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S.M.Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep]