Polygonum polystachyum Wall. ex Meisn.

 
  • Family : POLYGONACEAE
    (Buckwheat Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aconogonon polystachyum (Wall. ex Meisn.) M.Král
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Koenigia polystachya (Wall. ex Meisn.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal
  • Common name : Himalayan knotweed, Cultivated knotweed
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Forests, shrubberies and Open slopes
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Valley of Flowers
    • Himachal Pradesh : Chamba district,Kangra district,Kinnaur district,Kullu district,Lahaul & Spiti district,Shimla district
  • Native : Afghanistan to South Central China
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya,Austria, Belgium, British Columbia, California, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Korea, Masachusettes, Myanmar, Netherlands, Newfoundland, Norway, Oregon, Sweden and Switzerland
  • Literature :
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 346
    • Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 242
    • Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol. 1. Published BSI:612
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Polygonum polystachyum. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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