Pueraria phaseoloides

Botanical Description

Pueraria phaseoloides is a vigorous, perennial climbing plant producing annual, stems up to 5mm in diameter and 2 - 10 metres long from a tuberous rootstock. These stems scramble over the ground, where they produce new roots at the nodes, and also twine into the surrounding vegetation for support[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. , 1577 Title Revision of the Genus Pueraria DC., with some notes on Teyleria Backer Publication Agricultural University Wageningen Papers 85-1, 1985 Author Ven der Maesen L.J.G. Publisher Agricultural University,Wageningen,theNetherlands Year 1985 ISBN 90-6754-066-8 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of fibre. It is one of the most important and widely cultivated cover crops in tropical plantations, and is cultivated in many tropical countries of Asia, Africa and America[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].