Polygonum runcinatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don

 
  • Family : POLYGONACEAE
    (Buckwheat Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Persicaria morrisonensis (Hayata) Nakai; Polygonum morrisonense Hayata; Polygonum panduriforme H.Lév. & Vaniot; Polygonum reticulatum Bruijn; Polygonum runcinatum var. alpinum P.Royen; Polygonum truncatum Zoll. & Moritzi
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Persicaria runcinata var. runcinata
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grassy slopes, mountain slopes, wet valleys, thickets in valleys
  • Key identification features : Herbs perennial. Rhizomes stout. Stems suberect or ascending, 30-60 cm tall, angulate, pilose or subglabrous, usually nodes retrorsely appressed hispid. Achenes included in persistent perianth, black-brown, opaque, ovoid, trigonous
  • Distribution :
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
  • Native : India, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Jawa, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Polygonum runcinatum. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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