Aconogonon kuttiense Maiti, R.M.Dutta & Babu

 
  • Family : POLYGONACEAE
    (Buckwheat Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aconogonon peregrinatoris (Paulsen) H.Hara; Aconogonon tortuosum (D.Don) H.Hara; Aconogonon tortuosum var. tibetanum (Meisn.) S.P.Hong; Koenigia tortuosa var. tibetana (Meisn.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal; Pleuropteropyrum tortuosum (D.Don) Munshi & Javeid; Polygonum peregrinatoris Paulsen; Polygonum tortuosum D.Don; Polygonum tortuosum var. kuttiense R.C.Srivast.; Polygonum tortuosum var. tibetanum Meisn.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Koenigia tortuosa (D.Don) T.M.Schust. & Reveal
  • Common name : Twisted Knotweed
  • Vernacular name :
    • Nyolo (Sanskrit)
  • Habit : Subshrub
  • Habitat : Glacial moraines, at altitudes of 3600 - 4900 m.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North-East and East Afghanistan to Himalaya and Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 206
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aconogonon kuttiense. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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