Polygonum minus Hud.

 
  • Family : POLYGONACEAE
    (Buckwheat Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Persicaria minor (Huds.) Opiz
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Persicaria minor (Huds.) Opiz
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Marshy areas in grasslands of the higher ranges
  • Comments / notes : Occasional near water cources
  • Flower, Fruit : January-July
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Idukki district
    • Odisha : Keonjhar district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Dindigul district, The Nilgiri district, Tirunelveli district
  • World Distribution : India, Himalayas, Europe, Asia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1987). Flora of Tamilnadu, India vol. 2.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Polygonum minus. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

Botanical Description

India Distribution

World Distribution

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