葛的学名及其在美国的入侵教训(英文)
The Identity of Kudzu and Its Invasive in the USA—The Lesson Learned from Deliberately Introducing an Aggressive Plant
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摘要: 葛(Pueraria montana),豆科多年生藤本,原产东亚、南亚和东南亚,热带和温带广泛栽培并逸为野生;不仅学名多而混乱,而且已成为美国危害最严重的外来入侵种之一。考证了葛的学名并给出异名,同时介绍葛在美国从鼓励引入到大量栽培,最后被列入联邦危害植物并全面禁止的引种教训。Abstract: Kudzu,Pueraria montana,a native of eastern,southern and southeastern Asian species of Legumes,is also a serious invasive species in the United States.However,its scientific name is much confused in the history,both in its native area and in the rest of the world.This paper is to provide it with the correct name,along with its synonyms,and a brief introduction of its invasive history in the USA,a lesson of deliberately introducing a notoriously aggressive plant we can all learn from.