Pueraria lobata var. thomsonii
(Benth.) Wiersema ex D.B. Ward
Fabaceae Edible: Tubers, Root
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Description
A climber. The flowers are 20 mm or longer. The leaflets usually have 3 lobes. The fruit are 8-13 cm long by 9-13 mm wide. See Pueraria montana var. chinensis
Edible Uses
The tubers and roots are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. In Sichuan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Vietnam,
Other Information
It is a cultivated plant.
Synonyms
Pueraria lobata var. thomsonii (Benth.) MaesenPueraria montana var. chinensis auct.Pueraria thomsonii Bentham
Also Known As
Catcan, Fenge, Gange, Kaikuangru, Meng, Suting
References (8)
- Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 85-1:58. 1985
- Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 504
- Cheng, Z., et al, 2022, Ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants used by Dulong people in northwestern Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2022) 18:3 (As Pueraria montana var. thomsonii)
- Hu, Shiu-ying, 2005, Food Plants of China. The Chinese University Press. p 482 (As Pueraria thomsonii)
- J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9:122. 1867
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- PROSEA handbook Volume 9 Plants yielding non-seed carbohydrates. p 178
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/econ.pl (10 April 2000)
- Wang, J. et al, 2013, A Study on the Utilization of Wild Plants for Food in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Plant Diversity and Resources. 35(4): 416-471
