Persicaria orientalis (PROSEA)
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Persicaria orientalis (L.) Spach
- Family: Polygonaceae
Synonyms
Polygonum orientale L.
Vernacular names
- Prince's feather (En). Persicaire de Levant (Fr)
- Thailand: phakuang
- Vietnam: nghể bà, nghể dông.
Distribution
South, South-East and East Asia, Africa, North America, Australia.
Uses
Young shoots are eaten in Indo-China.
Observations
Erect or ascending annual herb, 0.5-1 m tall. Leaf-blade ovate-oblong, 5-20 cm × 3-12 cm, hairy on both sides; petiole 2-6 cm long. In humid places, dried-up pools and ditches, often gregarious, up to 850 m altitude.
Selected sources
6, 7, 20.
