Biology:Pteroxygonum giraldii

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Pteroxygonum giraldii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Subfamily:	Polygonoideae
Genus:	Pteroxygonum
Species:	P. giraldii
Binomial name
Pteroxygonum giraldii Dammer & Diels
Synonyms
Fagopyrum giraldii (Dammer & Diels) Haraldson

Pteroxygonum giraldii is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, endemic to the China provinces of Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Sichuan. It is found at altitudes of 600–2,000 m (2,000–6,600 ft). It grows to more than 3 m (10 ft) in height, with leaf blades triangular or triangular-ovate in shape, 4–7 cm (1.6–2.8 in) by 3–6 cm (1.2–2.4 in).

References

• "Reappraisal of the generic status of Pteroxygonum (Polygonaceae) on the basis of morphology, anatomy and nrDNA ITS sequence analysis", Wei SUN et al., Journal of Systematics and Evolution 46 (1): 73–79 (2008). [1]
• eFloras description

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