Persicaria posumbu subsp. 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. posumbu

Name

Persicaria posumbu (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) H.Gross subsp. posumbu autonym

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Polygonum posumbu Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don Persicaria giranensis (Ohki) Ohki ex Nakai in Rigakkwai 24: 300 (1926)
- Persicaria kawakamii (Ohki) Sasaki in List Pl. Formosa: 169 (1928)
- Persicaria posumbu f. albiflora (Iwata) Yonek. in Fl. Japan 2a: 167 (2006)
- Persicaria posumbu var. albiflora Iwata in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 54: 74 (1940)
- Persicaria posumbu var. laxiflora (Meisn.) H.Hara in Fl. E. Himalaya: 634 (1966)
- Persicaria posumbu var. stenophylla (Makino) Yonek. & H.Ohashi in J. Jap. Bot. 72: 159 (1997)
- Persicaria posumbu f. stenophylla (Makino) H.Hara in Fl. E. Himalaya: 634 (1966)
- Persicaria yokusaiana (Makino) Nakai in Rigakkwai 24(4): 13 (1926)
- Persicaria yokusaiana f. albiflora (Iwata) H.Hara in J. Jap. Bot. 17: 338 (1941)
- Persicaria yokusaiana var. laxiflora (Meisn.) H.Hara in J. Jap. Bot. 17: 339 (1941)
- Persicaria yokusaiana f. stenophylla (Makino) Hiyama in J. Jap. Bot. 37: 29 (1962)
- Persicaria yokusaiana var. stenophylla (Makino) Honda in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 43: 190 (1929)
- Polygonum cespitosum var. laxiflorum Meisn. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 57 (1865)
- Polygonum cespitosum subsp. yokusaianum (Ma kino) Danser in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 8: 153 (1927)
- Polygonum decumbens Bruijn in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh.: 307 (1854), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
- Polygonum donii Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 1723 B (1829), not validly publ.
- Polygonum giranense Ohki in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 39: 260 (1925)
- Polygonum gracile Reinw. ex Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 57 (1865), not validly publ.
- Polygonum kawakamii Ohki in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 39: 261 (1925)
- Polygonum posumbu f. albiflorum (Iwata) Murata in Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 32: 50 (1981)
- Polygonum posumbu var. stenophyllum (Makino) Murata in Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 32: 50 (1981)
- Polygonum procumbens Bruijn in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh.: 307 (1854)
- Polygonum rhizocaulon Bruijn in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh.: 306 (1854)
- Polygonum yokusaianum Makino in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 28: 116 (1914)
- Polygonum yokusaianum var. stenophyllum Makino in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 28: 117 (1914)

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, 2^nd 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 subsp. 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.

Vernacular names

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