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
