Koenigia weyrichii

Koenigia weyrichii, Mount Nasu, Tochigi prefecture, Japan

Koenigia weyrichii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Persicarieae
Subtribus: Koenigiinae
Genus: Koenigia
Species: Koenigia weyrichii
Subspeciesː K. w. subsp. savatieri – K. w. subsp. weyrichii

Name

Koenigia weyrichii (F.Schmidt) T.M.Schust. & Reveal, Taxon 64(6): 1203. (2015)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Polygonum weyrichii F.Schmidt in Maximowicz, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 9 [Prim. Fl. Amur.]: 234. (1859)
• Homotypic
  • Polygonum weyrichii var. alpinum Maxim., Enum. Pl. Jap. 2: 402. (1875)
  • Persicaria weyrichii (F.Schmidt) H.Gross in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49(2): 320. (1913)
  • Pleuropteropyrum weyrichii (F.Schmidt) H.Gross in Bull. Géogr. Bot. 23: 9. (1913)
  • Reynoutria weyrichii (F.Schmidt) Moldenke in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 68: 675. (1941)
  • Aconogonon weyrichii (F.Schmidt) H.Hara, Fl. E. Himalaya: 632. (1966)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-temperate Regionalː Eastern Asia ussia Far EastJapan Regionalː Russia Far East Kamchatka, Kuril Is., Sakhalin Introduced into: Austria, Baltic States, Central European Russia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Irkutsk, Norway, Sweden References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schuster, T.M., Reveal, J.L., Bayly, M.J. & Kron, K.A. 2015. An updated molecular phylogeny of Polygonoideae (Polygonaceae): Relationships of Oxygonum, Pteroxygonum, and Rumex, and a new circumscription of Koenigia. Taxon 64(6): 1188–1208. DOI: 10.12705/646.5 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page.  1203

Additional references

• Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica. Alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher. ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Koenigia weyrichii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 June 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2017. Koenigia weyrichii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Mar. 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Koenigia weyrichii. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 13 2017. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• suomi: Laavaröyhytatar
• 日本語: ウラジロタデ
• svenska: Gråslide

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