Bistorta griffithii

Bistorta griffithii is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to Tibet, East Himalaya, South-Central China and Myanmar.[1]

Bistorta griffithii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Bistorta
Species:
B. griffithii
Binomial name
Bistorta griffithii
(Hook.f.) Grierson[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Bistorta calostachya (Diels) Soják
  • Persicaria griffithii (Hook.f.) Cubey
  • Polygonum calostachyum Diels
  • Polygonum griffithii Hook.f.

Taxonomy

Bistorta griffithii was first described in 1886 by Joseph Dalton Hooker as Polygonum griffithii. It was transferred to the genus Bistorta in 1982 by Andrew Grierson.[2]

  • Flowers and leaves
    Flowers and leaves
  • Flowers
    Flowers

References
  1. "Bistorta griffithii (Hook.f.) Grierson", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-03-14
  2. "Plant Name Details for Bistorta griffithii (Hook.f.) Grierson", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2019-03-14


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