18; see text Pueraria is a genus of 15–20[2] species of legumes native to south, east, and southeast Asia and to New Guinea and northern Australia.

Plants in the genus are lianas, shrubs, or climbing herbs, usually with large tuberous roots.

[7] As of February 2022[update], Kew Plants of the World Online database accepts these names.

[6][1] The following are not included in Egan et al. 2016 for other reasons, but are accepted by Kew POWO:[1] The rest of the genus fall into four clades, sorted by distance from the main clade:[6] P. edulis, P. montana, and N. phaseoloides make up what is known as kudzu.

[12] The following names are not accepted even before Egan 2016 but have seen valid publication: Media related to Pueraria at Wikimedia Commons