Persicaria filiformis

Persicaria filiformis
In Korea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Persicaria
Species:	P. filiformis
Binomial name
Persicaria filiformis (Thunb.) Nakai[1]
Synonyms[1]
Antenoron filiforme (Thunb.) Roberty & Vautier Persicaria virginiana var. filiformis (Thunb.) J.M.H.Shaw Polygonum apoense Elmer Polygonum filiforme Thunb. Sunania filiformis (Thunb.) Raf. Tovara apoensis (Elmer) H.L.Li Tovara filiformis (Thunb.) Nakai Tovara ryukuyuensis Masam. Tovara smaragdina Nakai ex F.Maek.

Persicaria filiformis is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to the Kuril Islands, Japan (including the Ryukyu Islands), Korea, Myanmar, the Philippines and Vietnam.[1] It was first described as Polygonum filiforme in 1784 by Carl Thunberg and transferred to the genus Persicaria in 1819 by Takenoshin Nakai.[2] The species has been treated as the variety filiformis of Persicaria virginiana, a North American species.[1]

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References

1. "Persicaria filiformis (Thunb.) Nakai", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-05-03
2. "Plant Name Details for Persicaria filiformis (Thunb.) Nakai", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2019-05-03