Persicaria perfoliata

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

Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H.Gross in Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2. 37: 113 (1919)

Homotypic
- Ampelygonum perfoliatum (L.) Roberty & Vautier in Boissiera 10: 31 (1964)
- Chylocalyx perfoliatus (L.) Hassk. ex Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 1012 (1858)
- Echinocaulon perfoliatus (L.) Hassk. in Flora 25(2, Beibl. 1): 20 (1842)
- Fagopyrum perfoliatum (L.) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 10 (1837)
- Polygonum perfoliatum L. in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1005 (1759)
- Tracaulon perfoliatum (L.) Greene in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 22 (1904)
- Truellum perfoliatum (L.) Soják in Preslia 46: 148 (1974)
Heterotypic
- Polygonum arifolium var. perfoliatum L. in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1006 (1759)
- Polygonum paucifoliatum Gand. in Rev. Bot. Bull. Mens. 1: 88 (1882)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate
- ːRegionalː Russian Far East
  - Amur, Khabarovsk, Primorye, Sakhalin
- ːRegionalː Indian subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya
- ːRegionalː China
  - China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Taiwan
- ːRegionalː Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto
- ːRegionalː Southeastern Asia
  - Jawa, Malaya, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
- ːRegionalː Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus
- ːRegionalː Southwestern Asia
  - Türkiye
Continental: Australasia
- ːRegionalː Papuasia
  - New Guinea
- ːIntroduced into:
  - Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Germany, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Virginia, West Virginia
- ːDoubtfully present in:
  - Tibet

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Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica. Alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher. ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Persicaria perfoliata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 July 01. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Persicaria perfoliata. Published online. Accessed: July 01 2026. Reference page.