Pan India Bouquets

Persicaria humilis (Meisn.) H.Hara

Family : Polygonaceae
(Buckwheat Family)
Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
Synonym(s) : Cephalophilon humile (Meisn.) Qaiser & A.Perveen; Polygonum humile Meisn.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Persicaria humilis (Meisn.) H.Hara
Habit : Herb
Key identification features : Leaves sessile or nearly so. Nuts densely pitted
Flower, Fruit : July-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to China (Yunnan)
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: 164-165
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Persicaria humilis. Downloaded on 24 March 2023.