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Persicaria orientalis

Persicaria orientalis is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, known as kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate and princess-feather. It was first described, as Polygonum orientale, by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It was transferred to the genus Persicaria by Édouard Spach in 1841. Its native distribution is unclear. As of April 2023, Kew's Plants of The World Online lists its native distribution as ranging from the Russian far east to Indochina, Malesia and Australia. It is widely cultivated and naturalized.

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Persicaria orientalis
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Persicaria
Species:
P. orientalis
Binomial name
Persicaria orientalis
(L.) Spach1
Synonyms1
  • Amblygonum orientale (L.) Nakai
  • Goniaticum solitarium Stokes
  • Heptarina orientalis (L.) Raf.
  • Lagunea cochinchinensis Lour.
  • Lagunea orientalis (L.) Nakai
  • Persicaria cochinchinensis (Lour.) Kitag.
  • Polygonum amoenum Blume
  • Polygonum cochinchinense (Lour.) Meisn.
  • Polygonum orientale L.
  • Polygonum pilosum Roxb. ex Wall.
  • Polygonum spaethii Dammer
  • Polygonum torquatum Bruyn
  • Reynoutria spaethii (Dammer) Moldenke

Persicaria orientalis is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae,1 known as kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate and princess-feather.2 It was first described, as Polygonum orientale, by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It was transferred to the genus Persicaria by Édouard Spach in 1841.3 Its native distribution is unclear.4 As of April 2023, Kew's Plants of The World Online lists its native distribution as ranging from the Russian far east to Indochina, Malesia and Australia.5 It is widely cultivated and naturalized.4

  • Leaf
    Leaf
  • Stem with ochrea (sheath)
    Stem with ochrea (sheath)
  • Inflorescence
    Inflorescence
  • In cultivation in England
    In cultivation in England
References

References

  1. "Persicaria orientalis (L.) Spach", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-05-04
  2. Hinds, Harold R. & Freeman, Craig C., "Persicaria orientalis", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America (online), eFloras.org, retrieved 2019-05-04
  3. "Plant Name Details for Persicaria orientalis (L.) Spach", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2019-05-04
  4. "Persicaria orientalis (L.) Spach", Germplasm Resources Information Network, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, retrieved 2019-05-04
  5. "Persicaria orientalis (L.) Spach | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-04-07.