Persicaria posumbu




Family Polygonaceae
Subfamily Polygonoideae
Scientific name Persicaria posumbu (Buchanan-Hamilton ex D. Don) H. Gross
Synonyms Polygonum posumbu Buchanan-Hamilton ex D. Don; Polygonum caespitosum Blume var. laxiflorum; Polygonum caespitosum Blume subsp. yokusaianum (Makino) Danser; Polygonum yokusaianum Makino; Persicaria cespitosum (Blume) Nakai; Persicaria yokusaiana (Makino) Nakai
Common name (Japanese common name) hana tade (ハナタデ, 花蓼 [meaning: flowering tade (tade = Polygonaceae plants)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, India
Habitat Forest, forest edge
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 30-60cm tall. Leaves 3-9cm long. Flowers pink perianths ca. 2mm long, flowering in August to October. Fruits ca. 2mm long. Annual plants.
Reference Persicaria posumbu (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) H. Gross
Polygonum posumbu Buchanan-Hamilton ex D. Don



October 2007
at edge of forest
September 2006
at edge of forest
September 2006
at edge of forest



October 2007
at edge of forest



September 2006
at edge of forest
September 2006
at edge of forest
September 2006
at edge of forest