Pan India Bouquets

Persicaria lapathifolia (L.) Delarbre

Family : Polygonaceae
(Buckwheat Family)
Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
Basionym : Polygonum lapathifolium L.
Synonym(s) : Dioctis maculatum Raf.; Dioctis vernum Raf.; Discolenta lapathifolia Raf.; Discolenta scabra Raf.; Persicaria bioritsuensis (Ohki) Ohki ex Nakai; Persicaria brittingeri (Opiz) Opiz; Persicaria glandulosa Nakai; Persicaria hypanica (Klokov) Tzvelev; Persicaria incarnata (Elliott) Small; Persicaria komarovii (H.Lév.) Soják; Persicaria krugii H.Gross & Loes.; Persicaria lapathifolia f. alba Y.N.Lee; Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. andrzejowskiana (Klokov) Soják; Persicaria lapathifolia f. baumgarteniana (Schur) Dostál; Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. brittingeri (Opiz) Soják; Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. glandulosa (Nakai) Soják; Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. hypanica (Klokov) Soják; Persicaria lapathifolia var. incana (Roth) Knutsson; Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. klokovii Soják; Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. leptoclada (Danser) Wissk.; Persicaria lapathifolia var. linicola (Sutulov) Knutsson; Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. linicola (Sutulov) Tzvelev; Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. mesomorpha (Danser) Soják; Persicaria lapathifolia var. nodosa (Pers.) Gorman; Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. nodosa (Pers.) Á.Löve; Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. oligoclada (Danser) Soják; Persicaria lapathifolia var. rubra Gray; Persicaria lapathifolia var. salicifolia (Sibth.) Miyabe; Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. saporoviensis (Klokov) Soják; Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. syringifolia (Danser) Soják; Persicaria lapathifolia var. tomentosa (Schrank) Tzvelev; Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. turgida (Thuill.) Soják; Persicaria laxa (Rchb.) Soják; Persicaria linicola (Sutulov) Nenukow ex Büscher & G.H.Loos; Persicaria maculata (Sibth.) Gray; Persicaria mesomorpha (Danser) Büscher & G.H.Loos; Persicaria nodosa (Pers.) Opiz; Persicaria oneillii Brenckle; Persicaria pseudojaponica (Ohki) Nakai; Persicaria pseudonodosa (Ohki) Sasaki; Persicaria saporoviensis (Klokov) Tzvelev; Persicaria scabra var. incana (F.W.Schmidt) Tzvelev; Persicaria tenuiflora (C.Presl) H.Hara; Persicaria tomentosa (Schrank) E.P.Bicknell; Persicaria tomentosa var. glabrior Lunell; Persicaria turgida (Thuill.) Holub; Persicaria vaniotiana H.Lév.; Peutalis incana Raf.; Peutalis nodosa (Pers.) Raf.; Peutalis scabra Raf.; Pleuropteropyrum ochreatum Nakai; Pogalis tomentosa (Schrank) Raf.; Polygonum adenophorum Spreng.; Polygonum andrzejowskianum Klokov; Polygonum barbatum Thunb.; Polygonum baumgartenianum Schur; Polygonum bioritauense Ohki; Polygonum bracteosum Phil.; Polygonum brittingeri Opiz; Polygonum cumingianum Gand.; Polygonum danubiale A.Kern.; Polygonum decumbens Schur; Polygonum eurybelonum Danser; Polygonum euryphyllum Danser; Polygonum glabrum Rchb.; Polygonum glandulosum R.Br.; Polygonum glandulosum Subba Rao; Polygonum glandulosum Kit.; Polygonum glutinosum Wall. ex Meisn.; Polygonum hassanabdalicum Chaudhri; Polygonum hydropiper var. sarbhanganicum (Subba Rao) R.C.Srivast.; Polygonum hypanicum Klokov; Polygonum incanum F.W.Schmidt; Polygonum incarnatum Elliott; Polygonum komarovii H.Lév.; Polygonum lanigerum var. glutinosum (Wall. ex Meisn.) Hook.f.; Polygonum lapathifolium var. euryphyllum (Danser) Irigoyen & Thell.; Polygonum lapathifolium var. genystachium H.St.John ex Irigoyen & Thell.; Polygonum lapathifolium var. incarnatum (Elliott) S.Watson; Polygonum lapathifolium proles incarnatum (Elliott) Irigoyen & Thell.; Polygonum lapathifolium var. laxum (Rchb.) Hook.f.; Polygonum lapathifolium subsp. maculatum (Sibth.) Dyer & Trimen; Polygonum lapathifolium var. maculatum Sibth.; Polygonum lapathifolium subsp. mesomorphum Danser; Polygonum lapathifolium f. pallidum Farw.; Polygonum lapathifolium var. salicifolium Sibth.; Polygonum lapathifolium proles vernicosum (Cham. & Schltdl.) Irigoyen & Thell.; Polygonum laxum Rchb.; Polygonum linicola Sutulov; Polygonum maculatum (Sibth.) Bab.; Polygonum maculatum Krock.; Polygonum nodosum Pers.; Polygonum nodosum var. incarnatum (Elliott) A.Gray; Polygonum nutans Roxb.; Polygonum obliquum Kit.; Polygonum obtusatum Steud. ex Meisn.; Polygonum ochreatum Houtt.; Polygonum pallens Pers.; Polygonum paniculatum Andrz.; Polygonum persicaria var. lapathifolium (L.) Meisn.; Polygonum petecticale (Stokes) Druce; Polygonum pseudojaponicum Ohki; Polygonum pseudonodosum Ohki; Polygonum punctatum Krock.; Polygonum pyramidale H.Lév.; Polygonum saporoviense Klokov; Polygonum sarbhanganicum Subba Rao; Polygonum simlense Royle ex Bab.; Polygonum somphocarpum Bruyn; Polygonum spectabile var. patagonica Speg.; Polygonum tenuiflorum C.Presl; Polygonum tomentosum Schrank; Polygonum turgidum Thuill.; Polygonum utriculatum Remy; Polygonum vanictianum (H.Lév.) H.Lév.; Polygonum viscosum Bastard ex Meisn.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Persicaria lapathifolia (L.) Delarbre
Common name : Pale Knotweed, Pale Persicaria, Pale smartweed, Curlytop knotweed, Willow weed
Vernacular name : Chaokhong-maan (Manipuri)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Marshy ground
Key identification features : Leaves tomentose below. Spikes 2-5 cm long, dense.
Flower, Fruit : June-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Subarctic and Temperate Northern Hemisphere to West and Central Malesia, North Africa to Ethiopia
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Subarctic and Temperate Northern Hemisphere to West and Central Malesia, North Africa to Ethiopia and Argentina, Bolivia, Botswana, Chile, Free State, Juan Fernández Is., Malawi, Mozambique, New Zealand North, Paraguay, Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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: 161-162
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 lapathifolia. Downloaded on 28 March 2023.

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