Biology:Polygonum plebeium
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Polygonum |
| Species: | P. plebeium
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| Polygonum plebeium R.Br.
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Polygonum plebeium, (common name - common knotweed),[2] is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family, first described in 1810 by Robert Brown from a specimen collected in Port Jackson, Australia.[3][4]
Distribution
It is native to Australia, Africa (including Botswana, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Nigeria, .Zimbabwe, Zambia. ) and Asia ( including China, Korea, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Manchuria, Bangladesh and India), but is an introduced species in the U.S., Germany, and Japan.[5]
It occurs in disturbed habitats that frequently are flooded, such as banks, ditches, and rice fields. It is used as a vegetable in food in some locations.[1]
Names in India
Hindi: मचेची Machechi • Meitei: তৰাকমনা Tarakmana • Marathi: गुलाबी गोधडी Gulabi Godhadi • Bengali: Chemti sag • Oriya: Muthisag • Gujarati: Zinako Okhrad • Sanskrit: सर्पाक्षी Sarpakshee at Pocharam lake, Andhra Pradesh, India.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Watve, A. (2011). "Polygonum plebeium". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2011: e.T177128A7373683. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T177128A7373683.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/177128/0. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ↑ "Polygonum plebeium". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=POPL9. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ↑ "Polygonum plebeium". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/110524.
- ↑ , pp. 420, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36315697, Wikidata Q7247677
- ↑ "Polygonum plebeium R.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:696260-1.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q10879741 entry
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