Persicaria barbata

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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: Persicariinae
Genus: Persicaria
Species: Persicaria barbata
Varietates: P. b. var. barbata – P. b. var. gracilis

Name

Persicaria barbata (L.) H.Hara, Fl. E. Himalaya 70. (1966)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Polygonum barbatum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 362. (1753)
• Homotypic
  • Pogalis barbata (L.) Raf.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate Regionalː Indian subcontinent Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Regionalː Southeastern Asia Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Solomon Is., Sumatera, Thailand Regionalː Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Regionalː China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan Regionalː Southwestern Asia Iran Regionalː Peninsular Arbia Saudi Arabia, Yemen Continental: Australasia Regionalː Papuasia New Guinea Introduced into: Madagascar, Malawi, New Caledonia, Socotra, Sudan-South Sudan, Vanuatu Recorded in error in: Socotra References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hara, H. 1966. The Flora of Eastern Himalaya: Results of the Botanical Expedition to Eastern Himalaya Organized by the University of Tokyo 1960 and 1963. Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press. Reference page. , 70

Additional references

• Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Japan IIa: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
• 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. 2022. Persicaria barbata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Persicaria barbata. Published online. Accessed: May 31 2022. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Bearded knotweed

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