Persicaria viscosa

Persicaria viscosa

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

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Persicarieae
Subtribus: Persicariinae
Genus: Persicaria
Species: Persicaria viscosa

Name

Persicaria viscosa H.Gross ex T.Mori in Enum. Pl. Corea: 134 (1922)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polygonum viscosum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don in Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 71 (1825)
• Heterotypic
  • Persicaria agrestis Migo in J. Shanghai Sci. Inst. Sect. 3, 4: 167 (1939)
  • Persicaria kuekenthalii H.Lév. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 286 (1913)
  • Polygonum hirsutum Buch.-Ham. ex Meisn. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 103 (1856), not validly publ.
  • Polygonum kuekenthalii (H.Lév.) H.Lév. in Cat. Pl. Yun-Nan: 207 (1916)
  • Polygonum viscosum var. minor Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. India 5: 37 (1886)
  • Polygonum viscosum var. ramosissimum Meisn. in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 55 (1832)
  • Polygonum viscosum var. vernicosum Meisn. in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 55 (1832)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

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

References

Primary references

• H.Gross, 1922. An Enumeration of Plants Hitherto Known from Corea: 134

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. 
• Korean plant names index - ([Online Database]). (24 September 2009)

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Persicaria viscosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 July 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Persicaria viscosa. Published online. Accessed: July 04 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• italiano: Persicaria
• 한국어: 기생여뀌

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