Polygonum chinense L.

  • Filed As

    Polygonaceae
    Polygonum chinense L.

  • Collector(s)

    F. Kingdon-Ward 18651, 14 Jul 1949

  • Location

    India. Khasi Hills, Shillong.

  • Habitat

    In forest along paths and in glades.

  • Description

    A tall perrenial herb. Inflorescence hairy. Flowers faintly pink.

  • Collection Notes

    Flora of India and Burma.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02649480

    Occurrence ID: 5b87fc65-144c-4a57-8d06-44bc44ca90b0

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Polygonaceae

  • All Determinations

    Polygonum chinense L. det C. W. Park, 1985

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    India

  • Locality

    Khasi Hills, Shillong.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1524 - 1829 m. (5000 - 6001 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    25.5547, 91.8929

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5180

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates of elevation 1675m nearest to centre of Shillong were located. linear extent was calculated as the distance between coordinates and farthest extent of Shillong forest. linear extent was used as the uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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The New York Botanical Garden
Polygonum chinense L.
var. chinense
C.W. Park, Oct. 1985
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FLORA OF INDIA AND BURMA
Plants of Khasi Hills
Polygonum
A tall perennial herb. Inflorescence hairy.
Flowers fainly pink. In forest, along
paths and in glades. Shillong at 5000 ft.-
6000 ft. elev.
July 34, 19U9
Collected by F. Kingdoil-Ward, No. l86fjl
Distributed by The New York Botanical Garden
02649480