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Species Factsheet

Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata
LSID: urn:lsid:easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu:species:R12644
Pueraria montana var. lobata - © Forest and Kim Starr    
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Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata
Name in EU legislation: Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata (Willd.) (Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi).
EASIN ID:
R12644
Status:
Alien
Environments:
Terrestrial
Union concern:
Yes
MS concern:
No
Outermost regions concern:
Yes
Partly Native:
No
Horizon Scanning:
No
Impact:
Yes
Impact source
CABI GISD
Species picture not available
Pueraria montana var. lobata - © Matt Lavin
Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata distribution map. Area and layer type selected by the user.
Taxonomy
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida
First Introduction In Europe
AT, 1916
University of Vienna - Herbarium WU. University of Vienna, Institute for Botany - Herbarium WU. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/tnj8wm accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-06-22. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1946549895
Concerned Outermost regions
French Guiana :: Guadeloupe :: Madeira :: Martinique :: Mayotte :: Saint Martin
Common Names
Japanese arrowroot :: Kopou-bohne :: Kudzu :: Kudzu bean :: Nepalem :: Opornik latkowaty
Synonyms
Dolichos hirsutus :: Dolichos lobatus :: Neustanthus chinensis :: Pachyrhizus thunbergianus :: Pueraria argyi :: Pueraria bodinieri :: Pueraria caerulea :: Pueraria harmsii :: Pueraria hirsuta :: Pueraria koten :: Pueraria lobata :: Pueraria lobata var. thomsonii :: Pueraria thunbergiana :: Pueraria triloba
Risk Assessments
According to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/968
Species risk assessment 1
Additional Information
JRC Data Catalogue
CBD Pathways
Type Uncertainty Description
Primary N/A RELEASE IN NATURE: Landscape/flora/fauna “improvement” in the wild
Secondary N/A RELEASE IN NATURE: Release in nature for use (other than above, e.g., fur, transport, medical use)
Primary N/A ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT: Pet/aquarium/terrarium species (including live food for such species)
Primary LOW ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT: Ornamental purpose other than horticulture
Primary N/A TRANSPORT - CONTAMINANT: Parasites on plants (including species transported by host and vector)