Inflorescence; Tapian Kandis, West Sumatra, Indonesia; 11/1999 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Tapian Kandis, West Sumatra, Indonesia; 11/1999 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 193 Date of entry: 08.12.2005 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Kudzu Vine
Mandarin: 葛 (ge)
Kingdom: Plantae (2654)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2567)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2163)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Pueraria (4)
Epithet: montana (Houtt.) Makino (9)
montana => growing in the mountains
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: liana
Flower colour: purple, violet, yellow
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