Galapagos Species Database
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Neustanthus phaseoloides var. javanicus
Kudzu, Tropical Kudzu
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
Year of first record: 1996
Year of introduction: 1996
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Eradicated
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- 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
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"Galapagos Species Database, Neustanthus phaseoloides var. javanicus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20382. Accessed 5 November 2026.