Description:
Polygonaceae (knotweed, smartweed, or buckwheat family) »
Persicaria chinensis (L.) H. Gross per-sih-KAR-ee-uh -- medieval name referring to the likeness of the leaves to a peach tree..
Dave's Botanary chi-NEN-sis -- of or from China..
Dave's Botanary commonly known as: Chinese knotweed, red bush • Assamese: kelnap • Hindi: जंगली पालक jungali palak • Khasi: jaryndem • Konkani: रानसिसोरी ransisori • Malayalam: piripu • Manipuri: অংগোম য়েন্সিল angom yensil • Marathi: परळ paral • Mizo: thaham • Nepalese: कुकुर् ठोट्ने kukur thotne Native of: China, e Asia, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia; naturalized elsewhere References:
Flowers of India •
ENVIS - FRLHT •
NPGS / GRIN •
PIER •
eFlora. Date: 15 December 2012, 15:02. Source:
Persicaria chinensis (L.) H. Gross. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
14° 35′ 22.08″ N, 74° 34′ 02.47″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 14.589466; 74.567352.