Persicaria pubescens




Family Polygonaceae
Subfamily Polygonoideae
Scientific name Persicaria pubescens (Blume) H. Hara
Synonyms Persicaria flaccida (Meisner) H. Gross; Persicaria hydropiper (Linnaeus) Spach subsp. flaccida (Meisner) Munshi & Javeid; Polygonum donii Meisner; Polygonum flaccidum Meisner; Polygonum flaccidum var. hispidum (Buchanan-Hamilton ex D. Don) J. D. Hooker; Polygonum hispidum Buchanan-Hamilton ex D. Don; Polygonum hydropiper var. flaccidum (Meisner) Steward; Polygonum hydropiper var. hispidum (Buchanan-Hamilton ex D. Don) Steward; Polygonum oryzetorum Blume; Polygonum pubescens Blume; Polygonum roettleri Roth
Common name (Japanese common name) bontoku tade (ボントクタデ, ボントク蓼 [meaning: false tade (tade = Polygonaceae plants)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bhutan, India
Habitat Swamp, rice paddy
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 70-100cm tall. Leaves 6-9cm long. Flowers inflorescences 5-10cm long, red perianths ca. 3mm long, flowering in September to October. Annual plants.
Reference Persicaria pubescens (Blume) H. Hara
Polygonum pubescens Blume



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September 2007
at lowland swamp
September 2007
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September 2007
at lowland swamp
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at lowland swamp
September 2007
at lowland swamp