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Scientific name
Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi
Family
Fabaceae
Japanese
クズ
English
East Asian arrow root
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General information

flowering period
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Stems

Dark brown, covered with brown or white pubescent (bending or not), lower part is lignification, roll up another object to the left way.

Leaves

Alternate, trifoliolate, microphyll is rhombus shape, 10-15 cm, trilobate or tricleft, petiole and leaf are covered brush, stipule is 15-20mm and lanceolate

Inflorescences

Raceme

Habit

Foot of a mountain, sunny place

Distribution

Malaysia, India, China, Japan, Farest Russia, Korea (All provinces. Mountains.)

English common name

East Asian arrow root

Life cycle

Deciduous vine

Flowering

Aug.

Height

10m or more (length)

Root

Whitish-gray, transcurrent rhizome, store starch

Flower color

Reddish violet

Fruit

Legume, flat wide linear, 4-9cm, covered brown bristle, ripen in Sep.-Oct. with brown seed

Use

Used ro fodder and Dye plant plant, tea alternative, cure for dysentery and hypertension

Significance

First ecological succession plant

Conservation status

Pueraria lobata. damage to surrounding environment by vigorous breeding

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