Bistorta griffithii

Bistorta griffithii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Bistorta
Species:
B. griffithii
Binomial name
Bistorta griffithii
(Hook.f.) Grierson[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Bistorta calostachya (Diels) Soják
  • Persicaria griffithii (Hook.f.) Cubey
  • Polygonum calostachyum Diels
  • Polygonum griffithii Hook.f.

Bistorta griffithii is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to Tibet, East Himalaya, South-Central China and Myanmar.[1]

Taxonomy

Bistorta griffithii was first described in 1886 by Joseph Dalton Hooker as Polygonum griffithii.[2][3] It was transferred to the genus Bistorta in 1982 by Andrew Grierson.[2][4]

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    Flowers and leaves
  • Flowers
    Flowers

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bistorta griffithii (Hook.f.) Grierson", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-03-14
  2. ^ a b "Plant Name Details for Bistorta griffithii (Hook.f.) Grierson", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2019-03-14
  3. ^ Hooker J.D. (1886). "CXIX Polygonaceae". The flora of British India. 5 (13): 54.
  4. ^ Grierson, A (1922) Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. Edinburgh and Glasgow 40(1): 128


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