Polygonum chinense
| Polygonum chinense | |
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| Polygonum chinense | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Polygonum |
| Species: | P. chinense |
| Binomial name | |
| Polygonum chinense L. | |
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Polygonum chinense, Chinese knotweed, is a plant species from the family Polygonaceae. It is widespread across China, Japan, the Indian Subcontinent, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[2] It is very common plants in Malaysia and commonly used in herbal remedies.
It is a weed in some coastal areas of New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.[3]
References
- ↑ Tropicos, Polygonum chinense L.
- ↑ Flora of China, Polygonum chinense Linnaeus, 1753. 火炭母 huo tan mu
- ↑ New South Wales Flora Online: Persicaria chinensis by Wilson, K.L., Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
External links
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS standard report, Polygonum chinense
- line drawing, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 5, fig. 248, 1
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