Persicaria senegalensis
Also known as: Amblygonum senegalense (Meisn.) P.D.Sell +14 more
- Amblygonum senegalense (Meisn.) P.D.Sell
- Persicaria sambesiaca (J.Schust.) Soják
- Persicaria sambesica (J.Schust.) Soják
- Persicaria tanganyikae (J.Schust.) Soják
- Polygonum articulatum Perr. ex Meisn.
- Polygonum glutinosum var. capensis Hedw.
- Polygonum macrochaeton Fresen.
- Polygonum sambesicum J.Schust.
- Polygonum sambesicum var. angustifolium Peter
- Polygonum senegalense Meisn.
- Polygonum senegalense var. numidicum Maire
- Polygonum senegalense var. robustum Cavaco
- Polygonum senegalense var. usambarense Dammer
- Polygonum tanganikae J.Schust.
- Polygonum tanganikae var. ciliatum Peter
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polygonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or helophyte.
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Persicaria senegalensis is an aquatic herbaceous perennial within the Polygonaceae family. It originates in Africa and Temperate Asia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring botanical forms of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Middle Atlantic Ocean, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Palestine, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, St.Helena, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
East Aegean Is., Kriti, Mauritius, Réunion
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms