Fagopyrum dibotrys




Family Polygonaceae
Subfamily Polygonoideae
Scientific name Fagopyrum dibotrys (D. Don) H. Hara
Synonyms Fagopyrum acutatum (Lehmann) Mansfeld ex K. Hammer; Fagopyrum cymosum (Treviranus) Meisner; Fagopyrum megaspartanium Q. F. Chen; Fagopyrum pilus Q. F. Chen; Polygonum acutatum Lehmann; Polygonum cymosum Treviranus; Polygonum dibotrys D. Don; Polygonum labordei H. Léveillé & Vaniot; Polygonum tristachyum H. Léveillé; Polygonum volubile Turczaninow
Common name (Japanese common name) shakuchiri- soba (シャクチリソバ, 赤地利蕎麦 [shakuchiri = a Japanese pronunciation of old Chinese common name of Fagopyrum dibotrys (modern Chinese common name is jin qiao), soba = buckwheat]), shukkon soba (シュッコンソバ, 宿根蕎麦 [meaning: perennial soba]).
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) [native] China, Vietnam, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, India
Habitat Forest, forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n = 24, 32
Description Plants 50-120cm tall. Leaves 5-15cm long, 4-14cm wide. Flowers white perianths ca. 2-3mm long, flowering in July to October. Perennial plants.
Reference Fagopyrum dibotrys (D. Don) H. Hara
Fagopyrum dibotrys (D. Don) H. Hara
Note Naturalized plants (introduced from China in 1920th, widely naturalized in 1960th).



October 2006
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
October 2006
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
October 2006
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden



October 2006
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
October 2006
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden