For several decades the Asian leguminous vine known as Kudzu has borne the name Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi. Since the early 1990s an alternate name, Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr., has been in occasional use. When persons employing this second name were queried, no clear understanding as to the basis for the proposed change was forthcoming. This note is intended to document the search for this basis, and to determine the correct name of the Kudzu