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Fabaceae

Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Pueraria

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Pueraria tuberosa: Pueraria tuberosa
Photo: A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (12)
Bangla
পুয়েরারিয়া টিউবারোসা, শিমিআবাতরাজী
Gujarati
ભોંયકોળું
Hindi
विदारीकंद, बिलाई कन्द
Japanese
プエラリア・トゥベロサ
Kannada
ವಿದಾರಿ ಕಂದ, ಗುಮ್ಮಡಿ ಗಿಡ
Malayalam
മുതുക്ക്
Marathi
घोडवेल
Odia
ଭୂଇଁ କଖାରୁ
Punjabi
ਸਿਆਲੀ
Tamil
கரிக்கும்மடி
Telugu
నేల గుమ్మడి, దారి గుమ్మడి, నేలగుమ్మడి
Urdu
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Synonyms

  • Desmodium tuberosum (Roxb. ex Willd.) G.Don
  • Hedysarum tuberosum Roxb. ex Willd.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.