Persicaria japonica

Persicaria japonica

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 japonica

Name

Persicaria japonica (Meisn.) Nakai in Rot. Mag. (Tokyo) 40: 51 (1926)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polygonum japonicum Meisn. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 112 (1856)
• Heterotypic
  • Persicaria japonica var. grandiflora (Meisn.) Nakai in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 48: 780 (1934)
  • Persicaria japonica var. scabrida (Steward) Yonek. in J. Jap. Bot. 87: 162 (2012)
  • Polygonum japonicum var. densiflorum Nakai in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 22: 63 (1908)
  • Polygonum japonicum var. glandulosum Koidz. in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 29: 314 (1915)
  • Polygonum japonicum var. grandiflorum Meisn. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 695 (1856)
  • Polygonum japonicum var. salicifolium Nakai in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 22: (62) (1908)
  • Polygonum macranthum var. scabridum Steward in Contr. Gray Herb. 88: 52 (1930)
  • Polygonum martini H.Lév. & Vaniot in Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot., sér. 3, 11: 340 (1902), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Polygonum myosurus Franch. in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 10: 73 (1887 publ. 1888)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-temperate ːRegionalː China China South-Central, China Southeast, Taiwan, Tibet ːRegionalː Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nakai, T. 1926. Notulae ad Plantas Japoniae & Koreae XXXIII. Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) 40(479): 563–586. DOI: 10.15281/jplantres1887.40.563 Reference page. , 51

Additional references

• Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Japan IIa: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
• 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. Persicaria japonica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 June 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Persicaria japonica. Published online. Accessed: June 26 2026. Reference page.
• Persicaria japonica var. japonica, 米倉浩司・梶田忠 (2003-)「BG Plants 和名－学名インデックス」（YList）- Accessed: 15 Nov. 2021.
• Persicaria japonica, Kiichi Ohki., Polygonaceae of the island Iki., The Botanical Magazine, Vol.40, No.470, p.51, 1926.

Vernacular names

日本語: シロバナサクラタデ
中文: 蚕茧草, 蚕茧蓼
中文（简体）: 蚕茧草
中文（臺灣）: 蠶繭草

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