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Kudzu smothering trees in Atlanta, Georgia, US. Kudzu (/ ˈ k uː d z u, ˈ k ʊ d-, ˈ k ʌ d-/), also called Japanese arrowroot or Chinese arrowroot, [1] [2] is a group of climbing, coiling, and trailing deciduous perennial vines native to much of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and some Pacific islands. [2] It is invasive in many parts of the ...
Three quick things: Kudzu, a Japanese vine originally brought to North Carolina in the late 1800s, is an invasive species that spreads rapidly, taking over resources that other plants need to survive.
Pueraria tuberosa, commonly known as kudzu, [2] Indian kudzu, [3] or Nepalese kudzu, [3] Vidarikand, [4] Sanskrit: Bhukushmandi (भूकुशमंडी) [5] is a climber with woody tuberculated stem. It is a climbing, coiling and trailing vine with large tuberous roots.
Once established in a habitat, kudzu is able to grow very quickly. The vine has a growth rate of 0.3 m (1 foot) every day. The maximum length the vine can reach is 30 m (98 feet). [22] Kudzu is also able to allocate large portions of carbon to root growth, allowing it to acquire sufficient nutrients for rapid growth and to spread clonally.
Pueraria montana is a species of plant in the botanical family Fabaceae. [3] At least three sub-species (alternatively called varieties) are known. It is closely related to other species in the genus Pueraria (P. edulis and P. phaseoloides) and the common name kudzu is used for all of these species and hybrids between them.
The best known member is kudzu, also called Japanese arrowroot. [3] [4] The genus is named after 19th century Swiss botanist Marc Nicolas Puerari. Plants in the genus are lianas, shrubs, or climbing herbs, usually with large tuberous roots. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical and subtropical forest, rain forest, forest margins, and ...
Kudzu powder is used to make arrowroot tea in traditional medicines of China, Japan and Korea [23] (in Korea the root unprepared is also used). The production of this powder in Japan was concentrated among the Kuzu ( 国栖 ) people who once lived along the Yoshino River in Nara Prefecture , which gave the plant its Japanese (and later loaned ...
The only species is Neustanthus phaseoloides, called tropical kudzu. [2] [3] This species is a forage crop and cover crop used in the tropics. [4] It is known as puero in Australia and tropical kudzu [5] in most tropical regions. It is related to the genus Pueraria and artificial hybridization with P. montana var. lobata has been achieved. [6]