Bistorta bistortoides

Bistorta bistortoides

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 bistortoides

Name

Bistorta bistortoides (Pursh) Small (1906)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Polygonum bistortoides Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 271. 1813.

• Homotypic
  • Persicaria bistortoides (Pursh) H.Hinds, Novon 5(2): 166. 1995.

• Heterotypic
  • Bistorta bistortoides var. oblongifolia (Meisn.) Moldenke, Phytologia 27(4): 289. 1973.
  • Polygonum bistorta var. linearifolium S.Watson, Botany (Fortieth Parallel) 317. 1871.
  • Polygonum bistorta var. oblongifolium Meisn. in DC., Prodr. 14(1): 126. 1856.
  • Polygonum bistortoides var. linearifolium (S.Watson) Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 19: 352. 1892.
  • Polygonum bistortoides var. oblongifolium (Meisn.) H.St.John, Fl. S.-e. Washington 121. 1937.

References

• Small, J.K. 1906: Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. New York 33: 57. 1906
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bistorta bistortoides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: American bistort

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