| 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 |
| September 2007 at lowland swamp |
September 2007 at lowland swamp |
September 2007 at lowland swamp |
| September 2007 at lowland swamp |
September 2007 at lowland swamp |
September 2007 at lowland swamp |
| September 2007 at lowland swamp |
September 2006 at lowland swamp |
September 2007 at lowland swamp |