Bistorta affinis

Bistorta affinis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Persicarieae
Subtribus: Koenigiinae
Genus: Bistorta
Species: Bistorta affinis

Name

Bistorta affinis (D.Don) Greene, Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 21 (1904).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polygonum affine D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 70 (1825)
  • Persicaria affinis (D.Don) Ronse Decr., Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 98: 368 (1988)
• Heterotypic
  • Polygonum brunonis Wall. ex Meisn. in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 54 (1832).
  • Polygonum donianum Spreng., Syst. Veg. 4(2): 154 (1827).
  • Polygonum viviparum Wall. ex D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 70 (1825).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent East Himalaya (Sikkim), Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya (Jammu-Kashmir). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Greene, E.L. 1904. Certain Polygonaceous Genera. Leaflets of Botanical Observation and Criticism 1: 17–50. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Bistorta affinis. Accessed: 12 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Bistorta affinis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 12. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Bistorta affinis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Bistorta affinis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Bistorta affinis. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bistorta affinis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

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