Herbarium JCB

Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Pueraria tuberosa
Basionym : Hedysarum tuberosum Roxb. ex Willd.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Pueraria tuberosa (Willd.) DC.
Common name : Tuberous Honey Suckle, Indian Kudzu
Vernacular name : Ban kumra, Patal kumra, Bharda, Bidari Kand, Vidarikand, Suraal (Hin.); Gumadi gida, Dari gida, Bidrekanda gida (Kan.); Dari gummadi (Tel.); Bhui Kakharu, Handiphuta, Bhui kumra, Patal kumra, Mardamal (Ori.); Vidari (San.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0629
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R., Navendu Page & K.Sankara Rao
Collection Date : 23/03/16
Collection Locality : Yercaud-Salem Ghat road, Salem district, Tamil Nadu State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Key identification features : Fruits are coated with stinging hairs.
Habit : Climbing Shrub
Flower, Fruit : March-June
Comments : Occasional in clumps along ghat roads up to 1200 m, along streams and also in open forests. The tubers are highly medicinal.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Yercaud Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Srikakulam district, Anantagiri Hills (Visakhapatnam district), West Godavari district (Andhra pradesh State); Koraput district, Puri district, Nayagarh district, Angul district, Dhenkanal district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Sambalpur district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : Tropical Himalayas, India, Nepal, Pakistan
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Pueraria tuberosa. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.