Bistorta alopecuroides

Bistorta alopecuroides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota 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: Bistorta
Species: Bistorta alopecuroides

Name

Bistorta alopecuroides (Turcz. ex Kom.) Nakaiin J. Jap. Bot. 14: 735 (1938)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polygonum alopecuroides Turcz. ex Kom. in Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada S.S.S.R. 6(1): 3 (1926)
• Heterotypic
  • Bistorta alopecuroides f. pilosa (C.F.Fang) Kitag. in Neolin. Fl. Manshur.: 228 (1979)
  • Bistorta alopecuroides var. zeaensis (Kom.) Tzvelev in Sosud. Rast. Sovet. Dal'nego Vostoka 4: 59 (1989)
  • Bistorta vulgaris var. angustifolia H.Gross in Bull. Géogr. Bot. 23: 17 (1913)
  • Polygonum alopecuroides f. pilosum C.F.Fang in Fl. Pl. Herb. Chin. Bor.-Or. 2: 108 (1959)
  • Polygonum bistorta var. graminifolium Turcz. in Fl. Baical.-Dahur. 2: 59 (1856)
  • Polygonum bistorta var. longifolium Fisch. & C.A.Mey. in Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1838: 40 (1838)
  • Polygonum zeaense Kom. in Fl. URSS 5: 724 (1936)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-temperate Regionalː Central Asia Altay, Chita, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Mongolia Regionalː Rusia Far East Amur, Buryatiya, Khabarovsk, Manchuria, Primorye Regionalː Eastern Asia Korea Regionalː China Inner Mongolia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nakai, T. 1938. 我邦ノ樟科ノ Litseæ 族植物ニ就イテ [On the Japanese Species of the tribe Litseæ of Lauraceae]. Journal of Japanese Botany 14(3): 177–196. (Japanese) DOI: 10.51033/jjapbot.14_3_2064 . Reference page. : 14: 735

Additional references

• Park, C.W. (ed.) (2018). Flora of Korea 3: 1-131. National Institute of Biological Resources.
• Chang, C.-S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.-S. 2014. Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF). 563 p. Seoul: T.B. Lee Herbarium. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Bistorta alopecuroides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 June 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Bistorta alopecuroides. Published online. Accessed: June 20 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• 日本語: イブキトラノオ

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