Persicaria muricata

Persicaria muricata

Persicaria muricata

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
Sectio: P. sect. Echinocaulon
Species: Persicaria muricata

Name

Persicaria muricata (Meisn.) Nemoto, Fl. Jap. Suppl. 173. 1936.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polygonum muricatum Meisn. in Monogr. Polyg.: 74 (1826)
  • Polygonum strigosum var. muricatum (Meisn.) Steward in Contr. Gray Herb. 88: 89 (1930)
  • Tracaulon muricatum (Meisn.) Greene in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 22 (1904)
  • Truellum muricatum (Meisn.) Soják in Preslia 46: 148 (1974)
• Heterotypic
  • Persicaria muricata f. albiflora (Makino) Yonek. in Fl. Japan 2a: 154 (2006)
  • Persicaria nipponensis (Makino) H.Gross ex Harain in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 48: 892 (1934)
  • Persicaria nipponica Nakai in Rigakkwai 24: 299 (1926), nom. illeg. superfl.
  • Polygonum asperulum Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 1724 (1829), not validly publ.
  • Polygonum benguetense Merr. in Philipp. J. Sci., C 10: 301 (1915)
  • Polygonum hastatosagittatum var. latifolium Makino in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 17: 120 (1903)
  • Polygonum kirinense S.X.Li & Y.L.Chang in Fl. Pl. Herb. Chin. Bor.-Or. 2: 109 (1959)
  • Polygonum nipponense Makino in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 23: 89 (1909)
  • Polygonum nipponense f. albiflorum Makino in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 23: 89 (1909)
  • Polygonum oliganthum Diels in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5: 260 (1912)
  • Polygonum strigosum var. benguetense (Merr.) Steward in Contr. Gray Herb. 5: 90 (1930)
  • Polygonum thunbergii var. spicatum H.Lév. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 51: 423 (1904)
  • Truellum benguetense (Merr.) Soják in Preslia 46: 145 (1974)
  • Truellum nipponense (Makino) Soják in Preslia 46: 148 (1974)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate ːRegionalː Indian subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal ːRegionalː China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast ːRegionalː Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Manchuria ːRegionalː Russian Far East Khabarovsk, Primorye ːRegionalː Indo-China Laos, Vietnam ːRegionalː Southeastern Asia Philippines, Thailand References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nemoto, 1936. Flora of Japan, Supplement 173.

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 muricata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 June 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Persicaria muricata. Published online. Accessed: June 28 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

日本語: ヤノネグサ
中文: 小蓼花
中文（简体）: 小蓼花
中文（臺灣）: 小花蓼

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