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Pueraria tuberosa
(Roxb. ex Willd.) DC.
Family
:
Fabaceae
(Pea Or Bean Family)
Family (Hindi name)
: PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III)
:
Leguminosae
Basionym
: Hedysarum tuberosum Roxb. ex Willd.
Synonym(s)
: Desmodium tuberosum (Roxb. ex Willd.) G.Don
Species Name
(as per The IPNI)
:
Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC.
Common name
: Tuberous Honey Suckle, Indian kudzu
Vernacular name
: Sural (Hindi), बराली कुन्द Baraali kund (Nepali)
Habit
: Climber
Habitat
: Shrubberies, Streamsides
Comments / notes
: Tubers are highly medicinal
Key identification features
: Large climber; roots tuberous
Flower, Fruit
: March-April
Distribution
:
Sikkim
: Sikkim
Native
: Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native
: Native
Literature
: Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 94
Citation
: Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets.
http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Pueraria tuberosa
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