Persicaria posumbu

Persicaria posumbu

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales

Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum*: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio*: Tracheophyta Cladus: Eutracheophyta Cladus: Euphyllophytina Cladus: Megaphylla Cladus: Radiatopses Cladus: Lignophyta Cladus: Metalignophyta Diviso*: Spermatophyta Classis*: Angiospermae Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Persicarieae
Subtribus: Persicariinae
Genus: Persicaria
Species Persicaria posumbu
Subspeciesː P. p. subsp. mearnsii – P. p. subsp. posumbu

Name

Persicaria posumbu (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) H.Gross, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 49(2): 313, in obs. 1913.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polygonum posumbu Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don in Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 71 (1825)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate ːRegionalː Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Nepal, West Himalaya ːRegionalː China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan, Tibet ːRegionalː Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Manchuria ːRegionalː Russian Far East Kuril Is., Primorye ːRegionalː Indo-China Laos, Vietnam ːRegionalː Southeastern Asia Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Thailand Introduced into: New Jersey, New York, Transcaucasus 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. , 313

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 posumbu 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 posumbu. Published online. Accessed: July 01 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

日本語: ハナタデ
한국어: 장대여뀌
中文: 丛枝蓼
中文（简体）: 丛枝蓼
中文（臺灣）: 花蓼

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