Pueraria
See also: pueraria
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Pueraria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – certain twining vines: kudzu, its relatives, and certain morphologically similar plants, considered highly invasive, especially in southeastern US.
Usage notes
- The genus is thought to be paraphyletic.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Phaseoleae - tribe; Glycininae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pueraria tuberosa - type species; for other species see Pueraria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
- Pueraria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pueraria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Pueraria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Pueraria at USDA Plants database
- Pueraria at Tropicos
- Pueraria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Pueraria at Encyclopedia of Life
- Pueraria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Pueraria at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Pueraria at The Plant List