Persicaria filiformis

Persicaria filiformis is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to the Kuril Islands, Japan (including the Ryukyu Islands), Korea, Myanmar, the Philippines and Vietnam.[1] It was first described as Polygonum filiforme in 1784 by Carl Thunberg and transferred to the genus Persicaria in 1819 by Takenoshin Nakai.[2] The species has been treated as the variety filiformis of Persicaria virginiana, a North American species.[1]

  • Form with marked leaves
    Form with marked leaves

Persicaria filiformis
In Korea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Persicaria
Species:
P. filiformis
Binomial name
Persicaria filiformis
(Thunb.) Nakai[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Antenoron filiforme (Thunb.) Roberty & Vautier
  • Persicaria virginiana var. filiformis (Thunb.) J.M.H.Shaw
  • Polygonum apoense Elmer
  • Polygonum filiforme Thunb.
  • Sunania filiformis (Thunb.) Raf.
  • Tovara apoensis (Elmer) H.L.Li
  • Tovara filiformis (Thunb.) Nakai
  • Tovara ryukuyuensis Masam.
  • Tovara smaragdina Nakai ex F.Maek.

References
  1. "Persicaria filiformis (Thunb.) Nakai", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-05-03
  2. "Plant Name Details for Persicaria filiformis (Thunb.) Nakai", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2019-05-03


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