| Neustanthus | |
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| Flowers of Neustanthus phaseoloides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Neustanthus Benth. |
| Species: | N. phaseoloides
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| Binomial name | |
| Neustanthus phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Neustanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the pea family Fabaceae and its tribe Phaseoleae. The only species is Neustanthus phaseoloides, called tropical kudzu.[2][3] This species is a forage crop and cover crop used in the tropics.[4] It is known as puero in Australia and tropical kudzu[5] in most tropical regions.
It is related to the genus Pueraria and artificial hybridization with P. montana var. lobata has been achieved.[6] Prior to 2016, the accepted name was Pueraria phaseoloides.[2]
- ^ Heuzé V., Tran G., Hassoun P., Bastianelli D., Lebas F., 2017. Tropical kudzu (Pueraria phaseoloides). Feedipedia, a programme by INRA, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. https://www.feedipedia.org/node/257 Last updated on July 4, 2017, 13:44
- ^ a b "Neustanthus Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Tropical Kudzu". Flowers of India. 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
Common name: Tropical Kudzu, Wild Kudzu Vine, Puero
- ^ Mulongoy, K.; Kang, B.T. (1986). "The role and potential of forage legumes in alley cropping, live mulch and rotation systems in humid and subhumid tropical Africa". Potentials of Forage Legumes in Farming Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa ILCA: 212–231.
- ^ NRCS. "Pueraria phaseoloides". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ Lindgren, Cory J.; Castro, Karen L.; Coiner, Heather A.; Nurse, Robert E.; Darbyshire, Stephen J. (January 2013). "The Biology of Invasive Alien Plants in Canada. 12. Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Sanjappa & Predeep". Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 93 (1): 71–95. doi:10.4141/cjps2012-128.