Persicaria chinensis

Persicaria chinensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Persicarieae
Subtribus: Persicariinae
Genus: Persicaria
Sectio: Persicaria sect. Cephalophilon
Species: Persicaria chinensis
Varietiesː P. c. var. chinensis – P. c. var. hispida – P. c. var. ovalifolia

Name

Persicaria chinensis (L.) H.Gross in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 269 (1913)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ampelygonum chinense (L.) Lindl. in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 62 (1838)
  • Cephalophilon chinense (L.) Borodina in Konsp. Sosud. Rast. Fl. V'etnama 2: 145 (1996)
  • Polygonum chinense L. in Sp. Pl.: 363 (1753)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical Regionalː Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Regionalː Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Regionalː China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan, Tibet Regionalː Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto Regionalː Southeastern Asia Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand Introduced into: Hawaii, Jamaica, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pakistan, Réunion References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gross, H. 1913. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Polygonaceen. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie: 49(2): 233–339. BHL Reference page. , 49: 269

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 chinensis 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 chinensis. Published online. Accessed: June 23 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Chinese knotweed
• 日本語: ツルソバ
• 中文: 火炭母草

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