Polygonum glabrum Willd.

 
  • Family : POLYGONACEAE
    (BUCKWHEAT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Polygonaceae
  • Species : Polygonum glabrum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Persicaria glabra (Willd.) M.Gom.
  • Common name : Common Marsh Buckwheat
  • Vernacular name : Nirusanne soppu, Nirukanigalu (Kan.); Sivappukumbakodaali (Tam.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : September-March
  • Comments : Often in plains to 1400 m. Gregarious by river or stream banks and low-lying marshy places.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary district, Kolar district (Karnataka State); Tamil Nadu State; Kurnool district, Guntur district, Chittoor district, East Godavari district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Cuttack district, Bolangir district, Kalahandi district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Cosmopolitan
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Polygonum glabrum. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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