Persicaria stagnina (Buch.-Ham. ex Meisn.)Qaiser


Synonym : Persicaria barbatasubsp.stagnina(Buch.-Ham. ex Meisn.) Soják
Polygonum stagninumBuch.-Ham. ex Meisn.
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Family : Polygonaceae
Disease : Diuretic, astringent, cooling, colic
Description : Erect, branched from base, perennial or annual herb. Stem woody at base, densely strigose-pubescent above, sometimes ± glabrous below. Leaves linear-lanceolate, elliptic or lanceolate, strigose-tomentose more on the lower surface, less on the upper surface, acute-acuminate with a broad base, sessile to subsessile, petiole 3-5 mm long. Ochrea 2-4 cm long, strigose-tomentose, tubular, ovate, ciliate. Inflorescence, simple-branched, pedunculate, spicate many flowered raceme, not interupted; peduncle densely strigose. Flowers white, pedicel 2-4 mm long. Ochreolae tubular, imbricate, ciliate, strigose. Tepals 5, white, oblanceolate-obovate, obtuse, eglandular. Stamens 8, exerted-subexerted, filaments long, filiform. Ovary trigonous, with 3 long styles, connate at base, stigmas three, capitate. Nuts trigonous, black, shining, scabriculate to reticulate.
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Uses : Diuretic, astringent, cooling, colic
Habit : Herb