Persicaria posumbu (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) H.Gross

 
  • Family : POLYGONACEAE
    (Buckwheat Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
  • Basionym : Polygonum posumbu Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  • Synonym(s) : Persicaria giranensis (Ohki) Ohki ex Nakai; Persicaria kawakamii (Ohki) Sasaki; Persicaria posumbu f. albiflora (Iwata) Yonek.; Persicaria posumbu var. albiflora Iwata; Persicaria posumbu var. stenophylla (Makino) Yonek. & H.Ohashi; Persicaria yokusaiana (Makino) Nakai; Polygonum decumbens Bruijn; Polygonum donii Wall.; Polygonum giranense Ohki; Polygonum gracile Reinw. ex Miq.; Polygonum kawakamii Ohki; Polygonum posumbu f. albiflorum (Iwata) Murata; Polygonum posumbu var. stenophyllum (Makino) Murata; Polygonum procumbens Bruijn; Polygonum rhizocaulon Bruijn; Polygonum yokusaianum Makino; Polygonum yokusaianum var. stenophyllum Makino
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Persicaria posumbu (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) H.Gross
  • Common name : Creeping Himalayan Knotweed
  • Vernacular name :
    • Phakpai, Fakpai (Manipuri)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Damp and shady areas; 1000 - 3000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : In Manipur, crushed leafy shoot is used for local application on forehead against fever.
  • Key identification features : Leaves with acute base. Inflorescence filiform up to 10 cm long
  • Flower, Fruit : April-December
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Hainan, Japan, Korea, Kuril Is., Laos, Malaya, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Primorye, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to Russian Far East and Philippines
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 208
    • 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: 162
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 314-315
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Persicaria posumbu. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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