Fabaceae
Neustanthus

Neustanthus phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth.

First published in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh.: 235 (1852)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is a scrambling perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is has environmental uses and social uses, as animal food and a medicine and for food.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
cusú, cuzú, kudzú, kudzú americano, kudzú tropical
[UNAL]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Caribbean, Orinoquia, Pacific. Elevation range: 150–1500 m a.s.l. Naturalised in Colombia. Colombian departments: Amazonas, Antioquia, Caldas, Caquetá, Cesar, Guaviare, Meta, Valle del Cauca.
Habit
Herb, Climbing.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Morphology General Habit
Climber or trailer sometimes forming a tangled dense mat.
Morphology Stem
Stems glabrescent to covered with long spreading ferruginous hairs.
Morphology Leaves
Leaflets ovate or rhomboid, 2–12 cm. long, 1·5–11 cm. wide, entire or lobed, acute or acuminate at the apex, rounded or cuneate at the base, pubescent above, usually velvety pilose beneath; petioles 2–13 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences with rhachis and peduncle each up to ± 15 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla mauve; standard 1–2 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods linear, compressed, 4–11 cm. long, 3–4·5 mm. wide, mostly densely adpressed pilose.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds blackish-brown, oblong-subcylindrical, minutely reticulate, longest dimension 3–3·5 mm., shorter dimension 2·3 mm., 2 mm. thick.
[FTEA]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Naturalizada en Colombia; Alt. 150 - 1500 m.; Llanura del Caribe, Orinoquia, Pacífico.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba, trepadora
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

Papilionaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology General Habit
A climbing or trailing herb
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Pale bluish flowers.
[FWTA]

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds Protein Content

32.70% Entire seed/nut. Moisture content not stated (Earle & Jones, 1962)

[SID]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Climbing, Herb/Shrub
Vernacular
Centro Grande Feuille, Kudzu, Puero, Tropical Kudzu
[ILDIS]

Uses

Use Animal Food
Used as animal food.
Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
Use Social
Social uses.
[UPFC]

Use
Environmental, Fibre, Food and Drink, Forage, Medicine, Weed
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Seed Information Database

    • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. (2019) Seed Information Database (SID). Version 7.1. Available from: http://data.kew.org/sid/ (September 2019)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0