Pueraria montana var. lobata forma leucostachya

Family	Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily	Faboideae
Tribe	Phaseoleae
Subtribe	Glycininae
Scientific name	Pueraria montana (Loureiro) Merrill var. lobata (Willdenow) Maesen & S. M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep forma leucostachya
Synonyms	Pueraria lobata (Willdenow) Ohwi forma alborosea (Makino) Okuyama; Pueraria lobata (Willdenow) Ohwi forma leucostachya (Honda) Okuyama; Pueraria triloba (Houttuyn) Makino var. leucostachya Honda
Common name	(Japanese common name) shirobana-kudzu (シロバナクズ, 白花葛 [meaning: white flower Kuzu vine (Kuzu = an old name of a local area in Nara Prefecture)])
	(English common name) none
Distribution	(Japan) Honshu (Kanagawa Prefecture)
	(Other nations) none
Habitat	Field
Chromosomal number	unknown
Description	Leaves ternate, leaflets each 10-15cm long, 10-15cm wide, hairy at lower surface. Flowers white 18-20mm long, flowering in July to September. Fruits 6-8cm long, 18-20mm wide, hairy. Perennial plants or subshrub.
Reference	Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep
	Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. Almeida
	Polynucleotides and polypeptides that confer increased biomass and tolerance to cold, water deprivation and low nitrogen to plants (US Patent 7196245/2007)
	Compositions based on Phyto-oestrogen extracts for the treatment of menopausal and pre-menstrual syndrome, benige prostate hypertrophy, and polycystic ovary syndrome (WIPO Patent WO/2006/131799)
	Extracts of Gynostemma and compositions for reducing blood lipid levels (WIPO Patent WO/2007/065539)

July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden	July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden	July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden