Bistorta amplexicaulis (D. Don) Greene GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Bistorta

Family:

Polygonaceae

Subfamily:

Polygonoideae

Tribe:

Persicarieae

Nomen number:

416905

Place of publication:

Leafl. bot. observ. 1:21. 1904

Verified:

08/31/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Polygonum amplexicaule D. Don

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Polygonum amplexicaule D. Don var. speciosum Hook. f.

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Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource). Note: = Polygonum amplexicaule
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum amplexicaule D. Don
Yonekura, K. & H. Ohashi. 2002. Taxonomic studies of Bistorta (Polygonaceae) in the Himalayas and adjacent regions: 2. Bistorta amplexicaulis (D. Don) Greene and its allies, with special reference to the Ochreae and leaf sheathes of cauline leaves. J. Jap. Bot. 77(2):61-81.

Common names

Swedish
blodormrot –
Transcribed Chinese
bao jing liao –
bao jing quan shen –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang Zizhiqu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Himachal Pradesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Jammu and Kashmir
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Sikkim
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Uttar Pradesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan		n.
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Asia-Temperate

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim], Nepal, Pakistan (n.)

Cultivated (also cult.)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	as Polygonum amplexicaule	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening