Polygonum L.
Distribution
Native to:
Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Burkina, Buryatiya, California, Cambodia, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Chad, Chile Central, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, Florida, France, Free State, Føroyar, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Gulf States, Hainan, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Labrador, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Malawi, Mali, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Newfoundland, Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russi, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sinai, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russi, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uruguay, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Yukon, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Chile North, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Hawaii, Juan Fernández Is., Lesotho, Mauritius, Mexico Central, New Zealand North, Paraguay, Réunion, Svalbard, Tristan da Cunha
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Ampelygonum Lindl. in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 62 (1838)
- Asicaria Neck. in Elem. Bot. 2: 211 (1790), opus utique oppr.
- Avicularia (Meisn.) Börner in Abh. Naturwiss. Vereins Bremen, prepr. 21: 277 (1912), nom. illeg.
- Centinodia Rchb. in Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst.: 236 (1837)
- Centinodium (Rchb.) Drejer in Fl. Excurs. Hafn.: XXIX, 151 (1838)
- Chulusium Raf. in Ann. Nat. 1: 12 (1820)
- Cnopos Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 13 (1837)
- Delopyrum Small in Fl. Miami: 65 (1913)
- Dentoceras Small in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 51: 388 (1924)
- Dioctis Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 15 (1837)
- Discolenta Raf. in New Fl. 4: 48 (1838)
- Duravia (S.Watson) Greene in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 23 (1904)
- Gononcus Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 16 (1837)
- Gonopyrum Fisch. & C.A.Mey. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 6(2, Bot.): 144 (1845 publ. 1840)
- Lyonella Raf. in Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 266 (1818)
- Lyonia Raf. in Med. Repos., ser. 2, 5: 352 (1808), nom. superfl.
- Phyllepidum Raf. in Med. Repos., ser. 2, 5: 356 (1808)
- Pleurostena Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 12 (1837)
- Polygonella Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 240 (1803)
- Polygonon St.-Lag. in Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 113 (1880), orth. var.
- Psammogonum Nieuwl. in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 171 (1914)
- Spermaulaxen Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 13 (1837)
- Stopinaca Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 11 (1837)
- Tephis Adans. in Fam. Pl. 2: 276 (1763)
- Thysanella A.Gray in Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 232 (1845)
Accepted Species
- Polygonum acerosum Ledeb. ex Meisn.
- Polygonum acetosum M.Bieb.
- Polygonum achoreum S.F.Blake
- Polygonum afghanicum Meisn.
- Polygonum afromontanum Greenway
- Polygonum afyonicum Leblebici & Gemici
- Polygonum agreste Sumnev.
- Polygonum ajanense (Regel & Tiling) Grig.
- Polygonum albanicum Jáv.
- Polygonum aleppicum Boiss. & Hausskn.
- Polygonum amgense Michaleva & Perfiljeva
- Polygonum arenarium Waldst. & Kit.
- Polygonum arenastrum Boreau
- Polygonum argyrocoleon Steud. ex Kunze
- Polygonum articulatum L.
- Polygonum arussense Chiov.
- Polygonum aschersonianum H.Gross
- Polygonum austiniae Greene
- Polygonum aviculare L.
- Polygonum balansae Boiss.
- Polygonum basiramia (Small) T.M.Schust. & Reveal
- Polygonum bellardii All.
- Polygonum biaristatum Aitch. & Hemsl.
- Polygonum bidwelliae S.Watson
- Polygonum bolanderi W.H.Brewer ex A.Gray
- Polygonum boreale (Lange) Small
- Polygonum bornmuelleri Litv.
- Polygonum bowenkampii Phil.
- Polygonum brasiliense K.Koch
- Polygonum breviarticulatum Rech.f.
- Polygonum californicum Meisn.
- Polygonum cappadocicum Boiss. & Balansa
- Polygonum cascadense W.H.Baker
- Polygonum cashmirense H.Gross
- Polygonum caspicum Kom.
- Polygonum cedrorum Boiss. & Kotschy
- Polygonum ciliinode Michx.
- Polygonum cognatum Meisn.
- Polygonum corrigioloides Jaub. & Spach
- Polygonum czukavinae Soják
- Polygonum delopyrum T.M.Schust. & Reveal
- Polygonum dentoceras T.M.Schust. & Reveal
- Polygonum douglasii Greene
- Polygonum effusum Meisn.
- Polygonum ekimianum Leblebici, H.Duman & Aytaç
- Polygonum engelmannii Greene
- Polygonum equisetiforme Sm.
- Polygonum erectum L.
- Polygonum euxinum Chrtek
- Polygonum evenkiense Tupitz. & Juzeph.
- Polygonum excelsius (Karlsson) Uotila
- Polygonum fibrilliferum Kom.
- Polygonum fimbriatum Elliott
- Polygonum floribundum Schltdl. ex Spreng.
- Polygonum fowleri B.L.Rob.
- Polygonum fragile Sumnev.
- Polygonum fusco-ochreatum Kom.
- Polygonum gabrielae Costea & Tardif
- Polygonum glaucum Nutt.
- Polygonum gussonei Tod.
- Polygonum heterosepalum M.Peck & Ownbey
- Polygonum hickmanii H.R.Hinds & Rand.Morgan
- Polygonum hohuanshanense S.S.Ying
- Polygonum huichunense F.Z.Li, Y.T.Hou & C.Y.Qu
- Polygonum humifusum C.Merck ex K.Koch
- Polygonum hyrcanicum Rech.f.
- Polygonum icaricum Rech.f.
- Polygonum idaeum Hayek
- Polygonum ilanense Y.C.Liu & C.H.Ou
- Polygonum inflexum Kom.
- Polygonum intramongolicum A.J.Li ex Borodina
- Polygonum iranicum Mozaff.
- Polygonum istanbulicum M.Keskin
- Polygonum jaxarticum Sumnev.
- Polygonum karacae Ziel. & Borat.
- Polygonum lacerum Kunth
- Polygonum libani Boiss.
- Polygonum longiocreatum Bartlett
- Polygonum longipes Halácsy & Charrel
- Polygonum luzuloides Jaub. & Spach
- Polygonum majus (Meisn.) Piper
- Polygonum marinense T.R.Mert. & P.H.Raven
- Polygonum maritimum L.
- Polygonum melihae Gemici & Kit Tan
- Polygonum mesembricum Chrtek
- Polygonum mezianum H.Gross
- Polygonum minimum S.Watson
- Polygonum mirajabii Chaudhri
- Polygonum molliiforme Boiss.
- Polygonum nesomii T.M.Schust. & Reveal
- Polygonum norvegicum (Sam.) Lid
- Polygonum novoascanicum Klokov
- Polygonum nuttallii Small
- Polygonum olivascens Rech.f. & Schiman-Czeika
- Polygonum oxyspermum C.A.Mey. & Bunge ex Ledeb.
- Polygonum palaestinum Zohary
- Polygonum papillosum Hartvig
- Polygonum parksii (Cory) T.M.Schust. & Reveal
- Polygonum paronychia Cham. & Schltdl.
- Polygonum paronychioides C.A.Mey.
- Polygonum parryi Greene
- Polygonum patuliforme Vorosch.
- Polygonum patulum M.Bieb.
- Polygonum plebeium R.Br.
- Polygonum podlechii Rech.f. & Schiman-Czeika
- Polygonum polycnemoides Jaub. & Spach
- Polygonum polygaloides Meisn.
- Polygonum polygamum Vent.
- Polygonum polyneuron Franch. & Sav.
- Polygonum pringlei Small
- Polygonum psammophilum (Bordz. ex Tzvelev) Tzvelev
- Polygonum × pseudobellardii Hausskn.
- Polygonum × pseudopulchellum Hausskn.
- Polygonum raii Bab.
- Polygonum ramosissimum Michx.
- Polygonum ramuliflorum Kitag.
- Polygonum recumbens Royle ex Bab.
- Polygonum rigidum Skvortsov
- Polygonum roberti Loisel.
- Polygonum romanum Jacq.
- Polygonum rottboellioides Jaub. & Spach
- Polygonum rupestre Kar. & Kir.
- Polygonum rurivagum Jord. ex Boreau
- Polygonum sabulosum Vorosch.
- Polygonum salebrosum Coode & Cullen
- Polygonum salsugineum M.Bieb.
- Polygonum samsunicum Yıld. & Leblebici
- Polygonum sarobiense Rech.f.
- Polygonum sawatchense Small
- Polygonum schistosum Czukav.
- Polygonum scoparium Req. ex Loisel.
- Polygonum sericeum Pall.
- Polygonum serotinum Raf.
- Polygonum setosum Jacq.
- Polygonum shastense W.H.Brewer ex A.Gray
- Polygonum shiheziense F.Z.Li, Y.T.Hou & F.J.Lu
- Polygonum shuchengense Z.Z.Zhou
- Polygonum shuense A.J.Li & B.J.Bao
- Polygonum sivasicum Kit Tan & Yıldız
- Polygonum smallianum T.M.Schust. & Reveal
- Polygonum snijmaniae S.Ortiz
- Polygonum spergulariiforme Meisn. ex Small
- Polygonum striatulum B.L.Rob.
- Polygonum stypticum Cham. & Schltdl.
- Polygonum subaphyllum Sumnev.
- Polygonum sumatranum Bruijn
- Polygonum sylvaticum Skvortsov
- Polygonum tachengense F.Z.Li, Y.T.Hou & F.J.Lu
- Polygonum tenerum Spreng.
- Polygonum tenorei C.Presl
- Polygonum tenue Michx.
- Polygonum tenuissimum A.I.Baranov & Skvortsov ex Vorosch.
- Polygonum thymifolium Jaub. & Spach
- Polygonum turkestanicum Sumnev.
- Polygonum undulatum (L.) P.J.Bergius
- Polygonum uniflorum Y.X.Ma & Y.T.Zhao
- Polygonum urumqiense F.Z.Li, Y.T.Hou & F.J.Lu
- Polygonum utahense Brenckle & Cottam
- Polygonum valerii A.K.Skvortsov
- Polygonum volchovense Tzvelev
- Polygonum vvedenskyi Sumnev.
- Polygonum zakirovii Czevr.
- Polygonum zaravschanicum Zakirov
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Schuster, T.M., Reveal, J.L., Bayly, M.J. & Kron, K.A. (2015). An updated molecular phylogeny of Polygonoideae (Polygonaceae): relationships of Oxygonum, Pteroxygonum, and Rumex, and a new circumscription of Koenigia. Taxon 64: 1188-1208.
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- A. N. Steward in Contrib. Gray Herb. Harv. 88 (1930).
- —F.T.A. 6, 1: 103
Flora Zambesiaca
- Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 98: 340–343 (1988).
- F.T.E.A., Polygonaceae: 13–14 (1958).
- Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 170 (1754) nom. conserv.
- Graham in F.T.E.A., Polygonaceae: 13–14 (1958).
- Meisner in de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 85–101 (1856).
- Ronse Decraene & Akeroyd in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 98: 340–343 (1988).
- Sp. Pl.: 359 (1753)
- de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 85–101 (1856).
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 170 (1754)
- Sp. Pl.: 359 (1753)
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Strachey, R. [Cat. no. s.n.] | K001132871 | Yes |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Plants and People Africa
- Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
- © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/