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Persicaria chinensis(POLCH)

Overview

Data shown below are extracted from EPPO Global Database
https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/POLCH
EPPO GD contains information about geographical distribution, host plants, and more...
Important note: GD is not a primary source for taxonomy (classification and nomenclature) and should not be considered as such. The EPPO Secretariat follows different sources (literature, databases) to provide some elements of taxonomy to its users. However, it does not attempt to provide all levels of the taxonomic tree or exhaustive lists of accepted taxa.
Basic information
  • EPPO code: POLCH
  • Preferred name: Persicaria chinensis
  • Authority: (Linnaeus) Gross

Other scientific names
Name Authority
Polygonum chinense Linnaeus

Common names
Name Language
Chinese knotweed English
rice smartweed English
southern smartweed English (US)
덩굴모밀 Korean
eong gul mo mil Korean
polígono-da-China Portuguese
huǒ tàn mǔ Chinese
火炭母 Chinese
Taxonomy
Kingdom Plantae ( 1PLAK )
Phylum Magnoliophyta ( 1MAGP )
Class Angiospermae ( 1ANGC )
Category Basal core eudicots ( 1CEUD )
Order Caryophyllales ( 1CAFO )
Family Polygonaceae ( 1POLF )
Subfamily Polygonoideae ( 1POLS )
Genus Persicaria ( 1PRAG )
Species Persicaria chinensis ( POLCH )