Persicaria poiretii

Persicaria poiretii

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 poiretii

Name

Persicaria poiretii (Meisn.) K.L.Wilson in Kew Bull. 45: 631 (1990)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polygonum poiretii Meisn. in Monogr. Polyg.: 79 (1826)
  • Polygonum serratum Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 6: 144 (1804), nom. illeg. homonym. post.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa RegionalːMascareñas Mauritius, Réunion References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• K.L.Wilson, 1990. Kew Bulletin 45: 631

Additional references

• Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flore des Mascareignes 136-148: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
• 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 poiretii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 July 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Persicaria poiretii. Published online. Accessed: July 05 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• français: Perce-cœur, Persil cœur

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