Fabaceae FAMILY
Pueraria pulcherrima
Pueraria pulcherrima
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pueraria pulcherrima is a climbing shrub with twining stems that can be up to 25mm in diameter and 10 metres long[ 1577 Title Revision of the Genus Pueraria DC., with some notes on Teyleria Backer Publication Agricultural University Wageningen Papers 85-1, 1985 Author Ven der Maesen L.J.G. Publisher Agricultural University,Wageningen,theNetherlands Year 1985 ISBN 90-6754-066-8 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines, eastern Indonesia to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
HabitatClimbing in shrubs or trees, open rainforest, primary or secondary, Imperata grassland, flat lands or on rocks near rivers, on muddy or well drained soil, coral; at elevations up to 1,300 metres[ 1577 Title Revision of the Genus Pueraria DC., with some notes on Teyleria Backer Publication Agricultural University Wageningen Papers 85-1, 1985 Author Ven der Maesen L.J.G. Publisher Agricultural University,Wageningen,theNetherlands Year 1985 ISBN 90-6754-066-8 Description ].