Pueraria mirifica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Phaseoleae
Subtribus: Glycininae
Genus: Pueraria
Species: Pueraria mirifica

Name

Pueraria mirifica Airy Shaw & Suvat., Kew Bull. 7(4): 550 (1952)

• Lectotype: Suvatabandhu s.n., 21 March 1949 (holotype: K-K000264068; isolectotype: K-K000264069); designated by van der Maesen (1985: 63).
• Type locality: Siam[Thailand]. Chiang Mai: Doi Sutep[ Doi Suthep ], 300–800 m.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pueraria candollei var. mirifica (Airy Shaw & Suvat.) Niyomdham, Nordic J. Bot. 12: 345 (1992)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Thailand References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lakshnakara Kashemsanta, M.C., Suvatabandhu, K. & Airy Shaw, H.K. 1952. A New Species of Pueraria (Leguminosae) from Thailand, Yielding an Oestrogenic Principle. Kew Bulletin 7(4): 549-552. DOI: 10.2307/4117811 JSTOR Reference page. 

Additional references

• van der Maesen, L.J.G. 1985. Revision of the Genus Pueraria DC. with Some Notes on Teyleria Backer (Leguminosae). Agricultural University Wageningen Papers 85-1: 1–132. Agricultural University Wageningen, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-6754-066-8 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pueraria mirifica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 August 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pueraria mirifica. Published online. Accessed: 18 August 2021.

Vernacular names

ไทย: กวาวเครือ