Persicaria senegalensis f. senegalensis
Also known as: Polygonum tumidum Delile
- Polygonum tumidum Delile
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Form
- Botanical Family: Polygonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or helophyte.
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Indigenous to Africa and Temperate Asia, Persicaria senegalensis f. senegalensis is an aquatic herbaceous perennial belonging to the Polygonaceae family. Within its native range, this botanical form is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring botanical form of Persicaria senegalensis, which is linked below, along with other botanical forms of this species.
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, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Palestine, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, 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
Base Species & Variations