P. lobata binomial = Pueraria lobata binomial_authority = (Willd. (Carl Ludwig Willdenow)) Ohwi (Jisaburo Ohwi)

Kudzu (Pueraria lobata, and possibly other species in the genus Pueraria; see taxonomy section (#Taxonomy) below) is a plant in the genus Pueraria in the pea family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. It is a climbing, coiling, and trailing vine native to southern Japan (Ecoregions in Japan) and southeast China. Its name comes from the Japanese name (Japanese language) for the plant, nihongo3?? or ?Kuzu.

Kudzu is sometimes called g� g?n (zhc=??), and (due to its out-of-control growth in the Southeastern United States) has earned such pejorative nicknames as the "foot-a-night vine", "mile-a-minute vine", and "the vine that ate the South (Southern United States)" (of the United States).

In Vietnam, it is called s?n d�y.