Persicaria praetermissa




Family Polygonaceae
Subfamily Polygonoideae
Scientific name Persicaria praetermissa (Hooker f.) H. Hara
Synonyms Persicaria auriculata S. K. Dixit et al.; Persicaria hastatoauriculata (Makino ex Nakai) H. Gross ex Nakai; Polygonum auriculatum Makino; non Meisner, nor Hooker f. & Thomson; Polygonum birmanicum Gage; Polygonum hastatoauriculatum Makino ex Nakai; Polygonum thunbergii (Siebold & Zuccarini) H. Gross var. hastatotrilobum subvar. eciliolatum H. Léveillé; Tracaulon praetermissum (Hooker f.) Greene; Truellum hastatoauriculatum (Makino ex Nakai) Soják; Truellum praetermissum (Hooker f.) Soják
Common name (Japanese common name) hosoba-no-unagi-tsukami (ホソバノウナギツカミ, 細葉鰻掴 [meaning: narrow leaved eel chatcher)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Australia, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka
Habitat Swamp, rice paddy
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 30-80cm tall. Leaves 4-10cm long. Flowers pink or red perianths ca. 3mm long, flowering in May to October. Fruits ca. 3mm long. Annual plants.
Reference Polygonum praetermissum J. D. Hooker
Note Rare species.



 Photo by Mr. Ponpoko  Photo by Mr. Ponpoko  Photo by Mr. Ponpoko
August 2008
at Mr. Ponpoko's garden
November 2007
at swamp
August 2008
at Mr. Ponpoko's garden



 Photo by Mr. Ponpoko
February 2008
at Mr. Ponpoko's garden



September 2005
at swamp
September 2005
at swamp
September 2005
at swamp