Pan India Bouquets

Persicaria pubescens (Blume) 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) : Persicaria donii (Meisn.) Nakai; Persicaria flaccida H.Gross; Persicaria hydropiper subsp. flaccida (Meisn.) Munshi & Javeid; Persicaria hydropiper subsp. microcarpa (Danser) Soják; Persicaria hydropiper subsp. oryzetum (Blume) Soják; Persicaria roettleri (Roth) Hara; Polygonum babingtonii Endl.; Polygonum barbatum Roxb.; Polygonum biscatilium Wall.; Polygonum bisculatium Ham. ex Hook.f.; Polygonum donii Meisn.; Polygonum hamiltonii Spreng.; Polygonum leptostachyum Bruijn; Polygonum oryzetorum Blume; Polygonum pubescens Blume; Polygonum rivulare Meisn.; Polygonum roettleri Roth; Polygonum spirale Noronha; Polygonum tenellum Roxb.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Persicaria pubescens (Blume) H.Hara
Common name : Drooping Knotweed
Vernacular name : Sisori (Marathi); Pire, Laato Pire, Seto Pire (Nepali)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Shady streamsides; 270 - 2000 m. altitude
Key identification features : Cilia of the ochreal tube 8-10 mm long. Spikes up to 15 cm long, drooping. Stamens 8
Flower, Fruit : April-August
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Malaya, Manchuria, Nepal, Pakistan, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Indian Subcontinent to Japan and West Malesia
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: 163
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 pubescens. Downloaded on 1 June 2023.

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