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Pueraria montana var. thomsonii

(Benth.) M.R.Almeida (1998)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Pueraria

kudsu, kudzu vine

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form:

Stems: Stems somewhat woody, appressed pubescent, tubers fusiform, 60–90 cm long.

Roots:

Leaves: Surfaces pubescent. Leaflet margins entire to shallowly lobed.

Flowers: Calyx 5-lobed, with long, conspicuously imbricate lobes. Stamens 10; upper stamen connate at least at the middle to the other 9, which are connate into a tube.

Fruit:

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Images

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Potentially naturalizing

Dispersal Agents

Birds

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Specimens

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Notes

  • Description digitized by Olivia Kraus
  • up tp 700 m

Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Maharashtra 2: 122 (1998)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:695 (O, M, H [as P. lobata var. lobata]), 695 (K [as P. lobata var. thomsoni]); Herbst & Wagner 1999:21 (COMBNOV, Syn. P. lobata var. lobata = P. montana var. lobata); Staples et al. 2002:11 (Syn. P. lobata var. thomsoni = P. montana var. chinensis, not followed); Frohlich & Lau 2012:39 (K [as P. m. var. lobata]); Faccenda, Arthur, et al. 2025:183 (P. m. var. lobata misapplied = P. m. var. thomsonii)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pueraria montana var. thomsonii Pauoa Valley, Oahu, T.Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Fls purple with yellow spot on standard. Topping, D.L. 3249 Oahu BISH 1925-09-26
2 Pueraria montana var. thomsonii Pauoa, along Booth Road Sprawling in weedy shrubs. Preserved_Specimen Vine about 3 meters across. No flowers or fruit seen. OED 2008081406 Oahu BISH 2008-08-14
3 Pueraria montana var. thomsonii East Maui, above Hana Highway, W of Kuhiwa Street Preserved_Specimen vines naturalized over several acres of grass, ferns, and small trees. Hobdy, R.W. 2880 Maui BISH 1987-06-23
4 Pueraria montana var. thomsonii West Maui, Lahaina, Kahoma Stream Upstream of intake. Climbing into and sprawling over adjacent vegetation. Preserved_Specimen No flowers or seeds observed. Oppenheimer, H.L. 60715 Maui BISH 2007-06-19
5 Pueraria montana var. thomsonii East Maui, Kipahulu, on side of rd Lowland wet, disturbed forest. Preserved_Specimen Vine; foliage hairy (golden), trifoliate. No fruit or flower. Starr, F. 11212 Maui BISH 2000-11-21
6 Pueraria montana var. thomsonii Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge. Predominantly hau (Hibiscus tiliaceus) riparian forest. Preserved_Specimen Manageable infestation being controlled by USFWS staff in partnership with Kauai Invasive Sprecies Committee. Dewey, D. Kauai BISH 2018-10-02
7 Pueraria montana var. thomsonii Kaneohe near Windward community college. UTM 623329, 2367292 Naturalized on a non-native area near culvert of stream. Associated vegetation: Leucaena leucocephala. Preserved_Specimen Vine climbing to about 30 ft. Flowers distributed along a single rachis, corolla standard purple with a yellow spot at base. No fruits seen. Frohlich, D. 2007092701 Oahu BISH 2007-09-27
8 Pueraria montana var. thomsonii East Maui, Hana District, lower Nahiku, Honolulunui. In disturbed, secondary wet forest. Preserved_Specimen Smothering vines; flowers purple, fragrant. Oppenheimer, H.L. 91209 Maui BISH 2012-09-19
9 Pueraria montana var. thomsonii Vacant lot near Kumu-o-kalani Preserved_Specimen Vine with purple flowers with yellow spot on standard. Herbst, D.R. 2219 Kauai BISH 1971-10-14
10 Pueraria montana var. thomsonii East Maui, Hana District, Hana Forest Reserve, Hana Ranch lands, mauka of Keakaamanu Alien forest slopes with Ardisia elliptica, Pluchea carolinensis, Tibouchina herbacea, Clidemia hirta, Lantana camara, Cordyline fruticosa. Preserved_Specimen Rare brown-hairy vine. Imada, C. 200281 Maui BISH 2002-11-11
11 Pueraria montana var. thomsonii East Maui, Hana District, lower Nahiku, Honolulunui. In disturbed, secondary wet forest. Preserved_Specimen Smothering vines; flowers purple, fragrant. Oppenheimer, H.L. 91209 Maui BISH 2012-09-19
12 Pueraria montana var. thomsonii 45-193 Wena st., Kaneohe. UTM 625444, 2368082 Cultivated in a coastal residential area. Preserved_Specimen Vine covering about 3 square meters. no flowers or fruits present. Frohlich, D. 2007101902 Oahu BISH 2007-10-19
13 Pueraria montana var. thomsonii East Maui, Honomanu, Hana Hwy Side of rd. Lowland wet jungle. Weathered basalt substrate. Associated vegetation: Noronhia emarginata and Pandanus. Preserved_Specimen Vine forming dense mats on steep wet valley wall; flowers purple with yellow centers, sweet scent. Starr, F. 210121 Maui BISH 2002-10-10
14 Pueraria montana var. thomsonii East Maui, above Hana Highway, W of Kuhiwa Street Preserved_Specimen vines naturalized over several acres of gerass, ferns and small trees. Hobdy, R.W. 2880 Maui BISH 1987-06-23
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