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Pueraria montana
kudzu
As recorded: Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S.M.Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 697
- Date
- September 18, 1929
- Locality
- Nr Manase plantation
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 18, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Pueraria montana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15,618 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Ariton, AL 36311, USA
(c) Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Pearson Falls Rd, Saluda, NC, US
(c) lboeckx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Pearson Falls Rd, Saluda, NC, US
(c) lboeckx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Pearson Falls Rd, Saluda, NC, US
(c) lboeckx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Pearson Falls Rd, Saluda, NC, US
(c) lboeckx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Pearson Falls Rd, Saluda, NC, US
(c) lboeckx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pueraria montana. BISH 155580. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956667955. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/155580.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956667955 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
