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Persicaria meisneriana (Cham. & Schltdl.) M.Gómez

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Persicaria

Characteristics

Slender, erect, annual herb, hydrophyte or helophyte (growing in swamps), 0.2-0.7 m high; stems longitudinally grooved. Ocreae truncate, brownish, membranous, up to 20 mm long, longitudinally veined, upper margin ciliate. Leaves petiolate, lanceolate, base rounded, apex acuminate; glabrous, midvein and margins strigose. Inflorescence a lax, slender, ± dichotomously branched thyrse, total length up to 115 mm. Bracts small, glandular, shortly ciliate. Flowers 1-3 per bract. Perianth 5-lobed, rose pink or white. Stamens 5, included. Ovary 3-angled, styles 3-partite; stigmas capitate. Flowering time Jan.-Apr. Fruit a trigonous, smooth, shiny nut.
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Perennial herb. Leaves sessile or subsessile; blade narrowly ovate to elliptic, base cuneate, apex acuminate; upper surface glabrous, lower surface with appressed hairs on midrib and margins. Ocrea without a spreading herbaceous limb; fringed with short bristles. Flowers: in a lax, dichotomously branched panicle; perianth pale pink; Jan.-Apr. Fruit a trigonous nut, smooth.
Herb, up to 500 mm tall. Glands on peduncles. Flowers pink.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.35 - 0.6
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 9-12
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Persicaria meisneriana world distribution map, present in Burundi, Brazil, Botswana, Madagascar, Malawi, Rwanda, eSwatini, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1050850-2
WFO ID wfo-0001234855
COL ID 775F8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 769030
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Synonyms

Polygonum meisnerianum Polygonum beyrichianum Persicaria meisneriana Polygonum chamissoeanum Polygonum meisnerianum var. beyrichianum Polygonum meisnerianum var. setosum
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