Polygonum pubescens Blume


Synonym : Persicaria flaccida(Meisn.) Nakai ex Sasaki
Persicaria pubescens(Blume) H. Hara
Polygonum flaccidumMeisn.
Polygonum oryzetorumBlume
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Family : Polygonaceae
Disease : Anthelmintic
Description : Herbs .Stems erect, often reddish, sparsely hispidulous, branched above, swollen at nodes. Leaves without peppery taste; petiole 4-7 mm, densely hispidulous; leaf blade ovate-lanceolate or broadly lanceolate, both surfaces densely hispidulous, base broadly cuneate, margin ciliate, apex acuminate or acute; ocrea tubular, membranous, hispid, apex truncate, stoutly long ciliate. Inflorescence terminal or axillary, spicate, pendulous; bracts green, funnel-shaped, margin submembranous, ciliate, each 3- or 4-flowered. Pedicels longer than bracts, slender. Perianth green, red above, 5-parted, densely purplish glandular punctate; tepals elliptic. Stamens 8, included. Styles 3, connate to below middle. Achenes included in persistent perianth, black, dull, ovoid, trigonous, densely pitted. Fl. Aug-Sep, fr. Sep-Oct.
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Uses : Anthelmintic
Habit : Herb