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Pueraria
Pueraria is a genus of 15–20 species of legumes native to south, east, and southeast Asia and to New Guinea and northern Australia. The best known member is kudzu, also called Japanese arrowroot. The genus is named after 19th century Swiss botanist Marc Nicolas Puerari.

Pueraria montana var. lobata
variety of plants

Pueraria montana
species of plant

Pueraria tuberosa
species of plant

Pueraria mirifica
species of plant
Pueraria thomsonii
thumb|300px|Kudzu smothering trees in Atlanta, Georgia, US
Neustanthus
Neustanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the pea family Fabaceae and its tribe Phaseoleae. The only species is Neustanthus phaseoloides, called tropical kudzu. This species is a forage crop and cover crop used in the tropics. It is known as puero in Australia and tropical kudzu in most tropical regions.