Persicaria nepalensis, Kangany, Machan-pilu, Cherumukkala

Persicaria nepalensis (Meisn.) Miyabe
Family: Polygonaceae

Synonyms: Cephalophilon nepalense (Meisn.) Tzvelev , Persicaria alata (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Nakai , Persicaria nepalensis (Meisn.) H. Gross , Polygonum alatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don , Polygonum alatum var. nepalense (Meisn.) Hook. f. , Polygonum nepalense Meisn. , Polygonum nepalense var. adenothrix Nakai , Polygonum punctatum var. alatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don , Polygonum quadrifidum Hayata.

Hindi: Kangany, Machan-pilu
Malayalam: Cherumukkala

Description: Diffuse herbs, rooting from lowers nodes. Leaves deltoid, acute at apex, cuneate at base, sparsely hairy along the nerves below, glandulose; petiole 5-10 mm long; ochrea truncate at mouth, glabrous. Spike on the axils of terminal leaf, sessile, conical; bracts elliptic, acute, glabrous. Flowers solitary or paired; tepals white, 2 mm long, oblong, obtuse, glabrous; stamens 5; styles 2, joined below. Nut 1.5 x 1.5 mm, biconvex, apiculate, minutely puberulus, brown.

3 Published articles of Persicaria nepalensis
A study on the Anti-oxidative Effects of Persicaria nepalensis Extract
Da-Young Kang, Jeong Hee Chae, Jung eun Kwon, Woong-Suk Yang, Se-Chan Kang
http://www.dbpia.co.kr/Journal/ArticleDetail/1379944


Persicaria Nepalensis (Meisn) H.Gross-Erstnachweis fur Niedersachsen
Persicaria Nepalensis H.Gross-Initial evidence in Lower Saxony
Aboling, Sabine, Floristische Rundbriefe  Volume: 41   Pages: 33-38  Published: AUG 2008

Contribucion al conocimiento de Persicaria nepalensis (Meisn.) H. Gross y P. capitata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) H.gross, especies invasoras en el Parque Nacionalelavila, Venezuela
Contribution to the knowledge of Persicaria nepalensis (Meisn.) H.Gross and P-capitata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) H.Gross, invasive species in the Avila National Park, Venezuela, Meier, Winfried
Acta Botanica Venezuelica  Volume: 29   Issue: 1   Pages: 1-15  Published: 2006