Persicaria acuminata (Kunth) M.Gómez

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Persicaria

Characteristics

A herb or small shrub. It can grow 1-2 m tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use food material medicinal social use
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Persicaria acuminata world distribution map, present in Argentina, Benin, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Congo, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Gabon, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Israel, Jamaica, Madagascar, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:694896-1
WFO ID wfo-0000488001
COL ID 4F9PR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 769027
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Synonyms

Chulusium acuminatum Polygonum acuminatum Polygonum guatemalense Polygonum floribundum Polygonum bettfreundianum Polygonum alfredi Polygonum acuminatum var. microstemon Polygonum acuminatum var. brachystemon Polygonum acuminatum var. capense Polygonum acuminatum var. glabrescens Polygonum acuminatum var. humboldtii Polygonum acuminatum var. setigerum Polygonum acuminatum var. subcordatum Polygonum acuminatum var. weddellii Persicaria acuminata Polygonum setigerum