Pan India Bouquets

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. Downloaded on 28 June 2022.