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.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Angola, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Christmas I., Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Galápagos, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Liberia, Marquesas, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Niue, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is., Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Lorence, D.H. & Wagnwe, W.L. (2020). Flora of the Marquesas Islands 2: 413-1135. National Tropical Botanic Garden, Smithsonian, DRPF.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Pueraria phaseoloides.]
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Pueraria phaseoloides.]
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis). [Cited as Pueraria phaseoloides.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
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  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lorence, D.H. & Wagnwe, W.L. (2020). Flora of the Marquesas Islands 2: 413-1135. National Tropical Botanic Garden, Smithsonian, DRPF.
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  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
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  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
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  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wood, J.R.I., Martinez, M.T., Ledezma, R. [28899] Bolivia K000690038 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Martinez, M.T.; Ledezma, R. [28899] Bolivia K001560304 Yes
Sep 16, 2014 Calatayud, G.; et al. [4321] Peru Pueraria phaseoloides K001088532 Yes
Mar 19, 2007 Hatschbach, G.G.; Hatschbach, M.; Ribas, O.S.; Carneiro, J. [75410] Brazil Pueraria phaseoloides K000931128 Yes
Mar 19, 2007 Hatschbach, G.G.; Hatschbach, M.; Ribas, O.S.; Carneiro, J. [75388] Brazil Pueraria phaseoloides K000931130 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Barthelat, F.; Mchangama, M.; Ali Sifari, B. [1633] Mayotte Pueraria phaseoloides K000564923 Yes
May 1, 2006 Bisby, F.A. [1234] Brazil Pueraria phaseoloides K000931127 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Hatschbach, G.G.; Silva, J.M.; Ferreira, L.A. [68422] Brazil Pueraria phaseoloides K000931126 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Hatschbach, G.G.; Hatschbach, M.; Silva, J.M. [68457] Brazil Pueraria phaseoloides K000931129 Yes
Apr 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [1921] Cameroon Pueraria phaseoloides K000027488 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Cable, S. [3329] Cameroon Pueraria phaseoloides K000108206 Yes
Apr 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [10138] Cameroon Pueraria phaseoloides K000027487 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [5810] Cameroon Pueraria phaseoloides K000436885 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [5805] Cameroon Pueraria phaseoloides K000437184 Yes
Nov 1, 1984 Hage, J.L. [1658] Brazil Pueraria phaseoloides K000206554 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [1142] Brazil Pueraria phaseoloides K000206556 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Horsfield, T. [121] Indonesia Pueraria phaseoloides K000797407 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Clarke, C.B. [14341] Bangladesh Pueraria phaseoloides K000264106 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Wallich [5557A] India Pueraria phaseoloides K000264080 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1981 King's collector [586] Bangladesh Pueraria phaseoloides K000264107 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Binuyo, A. [35458] Cameroon Pueraria phaseoloides K000087071 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Clarke, C.B. [14919] Bangladesh Pueraria phaseoloides K000264108 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Fevereiro, V.P.B. [640] Brazil Pueraria phaseoloides K000206552 Yes
Dec 1, 1979 Mori, S.A.; Carvalho, A.M. [12002] Brazil Pueraria phaseoloides K000206553 Yes
Dec 1, 1979 Mattos Silva, L.A.; Ribeiro, A.J.; Brito, H.S.; Aquino, R. [359] Brazil Pueraria phaseoloides K000206555 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Lowe, J. [3771] Cameroon Pueraria phaseoloides K000087070 Yes
Junghuhn, F.W. [151] Indonesia Pueraria phaseoloides K000797400 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gossweiler, J. [s.n.] Angola Pueraria phaseoloides K000556963 Yes
Hagwood, A.G.; Jimbo, T.; Sule, B.; Aika, I.; Maharape, K.; Mopeni, M.; Mai, A. [LAE 91314] Papua New Guinea Pueraria phaseoloides K001625218 Yes
Junghuhn, F.W. [210] Indonesia Pueraria phaseoloides K000797401 Unknown Type Material Yes
Horsfield, T. [121] Indonesia Pueraria phaseoloides K000797406 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hasdial; Samsuri [243] Malaya Pueraria phaseoloides K000264118 Yes
Horsfield, T. [121] Indonesia Pueraria phaseoloides K000797405 Unknown Type Material Yes

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