Polygonum cognatum

Polygonum cognatum

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: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Polygoneae
Subtribus: Polygoninae
Genus: Polygonum
Species: Polygonum cognatum
Subspeciesː P. c. subsp. chitralicum – P. c. subsp. cognatum – P. c. subsp. myrtillifolium – P. c. subsp. serpyllaceum

Name

Polygonum cognatum Meisn. in Monogr. Polyg.: 91 (1826)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continentalː Asia-temperate Regionalː Central Asia Afghanistan, Altay, Inner Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang Regionalː Southwestern Asia Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkiye Regionalː Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus Introduced into: Baltic States, Bulgaria, France, Great Britain References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Meisner, C.F. 1826. Monographiae Generis Polygoni Prodromus 1–117 pp. Geneve. BHL Reference page.  91

Additional references

• Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2021). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 3: 1-331. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
• Wu, Zh.Y. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) 2003. Flora of China. Volume 5: Ulmaceae through Basellaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 1-930723-27-X. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Polygonum cognatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 July 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Polygonum cognatum. Published online. Accessed: July 08 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Türkçe: Madımak

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