Persicaria cespitosa

Persicaria cespitosa

Persicaria cespitosa

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: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Persicarieae
Subtribus: Persicariinae
Genus: Persicaria
Species: Persicaria cespitosa

Name

Persicaria cespitosa {{Image| Nakai in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 48: 779 (1934)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polygonum cespitosum Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 532 (1826)
• Heterotypic
  • Polygonum cespitosum var. flos-album S.S.Lai in Fl. Jiangxi 2: 1055 (2004), without type.
  • Polygonum cespitosum var. seminudum Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 57 (1865)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-temperate Regionalː Indian subcontinent Assam Regionalː Southeastern Asia Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Nicobar Is., Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nakai, T., 1934. The Botanical Magazine, Tokyo: 48: 779

Additional references

• 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. Persicaria cespitosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 June 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Persicaria cespitosa. Published online. Accessed: June 23 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Oriental lady's thumb

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