Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Neustanthus phaseoloides var. javanicus (Benth.) A.N. Egan & B. Pan

Kudzu, Tropical Kudzu

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Fabales

Family
Fabaceae

Genus
Neustanthus

Species
phaseoloides

Subspecies
var. javanicus

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Pueraria phaseoloides var. javanica (Roxb.) Benth. (GBIF, 2022);

Origin: Introduced - not established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1996

Year of introduction: 1996

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Eradicated

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Chen, J. Craven, L.A. (2007) Flora of China. Flora of China 13: 321–328. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=10599
  • Egan, A. Pan, B. (2015) Resolution of polyphyly in Pueraria (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae): The creation of two new genera, Haymondia and Toxicopueraria, the resurrection of Neustanthus, and a new combination in Teyleria Egan, A. & Pan, B. (2015). Resolution of polyphyly in Pueraria (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae): The creation of two new genera, Haymondia and Toxicopueraria, the resurrection of Neustanthus, and a new combination in Teyleria. Phytotaxa, 218 (3), 201-226
  • Egan, A. Vatanparast, M. & Cagle, W. (2016) Parsing polyphyletic Pueraria: Delimiting distinct evolutionary lineages through phylogeny Egan, A. & Vatanparast, M. & Cagle, W. (2016). Parsing polyphyletic Pueraria: Delimiting distinct evolutionary lineages through phylogeny. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 104, 44-59.
  • GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org

You are welcome to download and use the information found in this page, acknowledging its source.

This page should be cited as follows:

"Galapagos Species Database, Neustanthus phaseoloides var. javanicus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20382. Accessed 5 November 2026.