Oxygonum sinuatum (Hochst. and Steud. Ex. A. Rich.) Dammer

 
  • Family : POLYGONACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Polygonaceae
  • Species : Oxygonum sinuatum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Oxygonum sinuatum (Hochst. and Steud. Ex. A. Rich.)
  • Key identification features : Small erect herb, with stems greenish to reddish-brown.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Native : Tropical Africa
  • Comments : An invasive species found recently in Karnataka state. Generally distributed on sandy roadsides, sandy soils on stream banks, woodlands, and disturbed soils, also growing at an altitude of 450-1600 m.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bangalore
  • Floras referred : Ravi, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 82: 442. 1985.; Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam. 3, 1: 30. 1892; Indian J. For. 2008, 31(3), 455.

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