Persicaria nepalensis
Nepal Knotweed, Nepal Persicaria
Other regional names: Nepal Smartweed +2 more
- Nepal Smartweed
- Nepalese Knotweed
- Nepalese Smartweed
Also known as: Cephalophilon nepalense (Meisn.) Tzvelev +19 more
- Cephalophilon nepalense (Meisn.) Tzvelev
- Persicaria alata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) M.R.Almeida
- Persicaria alata (D.Don) Nakai
- Persicaria alata var. violascens Nakai
- Persicaria lyrata (Nakai) Nakai
- Persicaria lyrata (Nakai) Nakai ex T.Mori
- Persicaria nepalensis (Meisn.) Miyabe
- Persicaria nepalensis f. adenothrix (Nakai) Hiyama
- Persicaria perforata (Meisn.) H.Gross
- Polygonum alatum (D.Don) Buch.-Ham. ex Spreng.
- Polygonum alatum Buch.-Ham.
- Polygonum alatum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
- Polygonum alatum var. adenothrix Nakai
- Polygonum alatum var. arenarium Hook.fil.
- Polygonum alatum var. metzianum Hook.fil.
- Polygonum alatum var. nepalense (Meisn.) Hook.fil.
- Polygonum alatum var. parviflorum Diels
- Polygonum alatum var. parviflorum Hook.fil.
- Polygonum alatum var. rigidulum Hook.fil.
- Polygonum alatum var. tenuicaule Hook.fil.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polygonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, Persicaria nepalensis (commonly known as Nepal Knotweed or Nepal Persicaria) is an annual belonging to the Polygonaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Middle Asia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Papuasia, Russian Far East, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Assam, Burundi, Cameroon, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Philippines, Primorye, Qinghai, Rwanda, Sakhalin, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre
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)
Belgium, British Columbia, Colombia, Connecticut, Ecuador, Florida, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, New York, Pennsylvania, Poland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Venezuela, Vermont