Fallopia dumetorum (L.) Holub

 
  • Family : POLYGONACEAE
    (Buckwheat Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Bilderdykia dumetorum (L.) Dumort.; Bilderdykia pauciflora (Maxim.) Nakai; Fagopyrum dumetorum (L.) Schreb.; Fagopyrum membranaceum Moench; Fagopyrum pauciflorum (Maxim.) Gross; Fallopia dumetorum var. pauciflora (Maxim.) A.J.Li; Fallopia pauciflora (Maxim.) Kitag.; Helxine dumetorum (L.) Raf.; Polygonum alatum Dulac; Polygonum convolvulus var. pauciflorum (Maxim.) Vorosch.; Polygonum dumetorum L.; Polygonum dumetorum f. cristatum B.L.Rob.; Polygonum dumetorum var. subalatum Borodina; Polygonum pauciflorum Maxim.; Polygonum scandens var. dumetorum (L.) Gleason; Reynoutria scandens var. dumetorum (L.) Shinners; Tiniaria dumetorum (L.) Drejer; Tiniaria pauciflora (Maxim.) Nakai
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Fallopia dumetorum (L.) Holub
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grassy slopes, thickets in valleys, roadsides and forest margins; 200 - 2400 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Easily differentiated by its winged fruits and smaller nuts.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, China, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Iran
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Temperate Eurasia and Japan, North America
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 207
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 169-170
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Fallopia dumetorum. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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