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Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb.)Benth.
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Tropical Kudzu

Tropical Kudzu - <i>Pueraria phaseoloides</i> (Roxb.)Benth.
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Jeevan Jose

Name

Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb.)Benth.
Tropical Kudzu

Group

Place

Kadavoor, Kerala, India

Observed on

13 December 2009

Created on

14 January 2014

Notes

Pueraria phaseoloides Syn.: Neustanthus phaseoloides, Pueraria javanica Common: puero, tropical kudzu A leguminous creeper used as ground cover in rubber and oil palm plantations. Such legume covers keep down the soil temperature during summer; they suppress the weeds and help in the proper utilization of fertilizers applied to the plants. But now it is a noxious weed in USA. http://www.hear.org/Pier/species/pueraria_phaseoloides.htm http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/Pueraria_phaseoloides.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noxious_weed

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🆔 Identification

Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb.)Benth.

Tropical Kudzu

💎 Traits
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🏜 Location Information

Coordinates

10.0067, 76.7103

Tehsil

Kothamangalam

Soil

Lateritic Soils

Temperature

23 - 25.0 °C

Rainfall

4000 - 6000 mm

Forest Type

Tropical semi evergreen forest
📊 Temporal Distribution
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