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Polygonum

The genus Polygonum is in the family Polygonaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Polygonum

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Polygonum abbreviatum Kom. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum acerosum Ledeb. ex Meisn. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum acetosum M.Bieb. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum achoreum S.F. Blake Accepted M TRO
Polygonum affine D. Don Accepted M TRO
Polygonum ajanense (Regel & Tiling) Grig. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum albanicum Jáv. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum alopecuroides Turcz. ex Besser Accepted M TRO
Polygonum amgense Michaleva & Perf. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum amurense Vorosch. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum angustifolium Pall. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum arenarium Waldst. & Kit. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum arenastrum Boreau Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum argyrocoleon Steud. ex Kunze Accepted M TRO
Polygonum assamicum Meisn. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum aviculare L. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum baicalense Sipliv. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum bargusinense Peshkova Accepted M TRO
Polygonum bellardii All. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum biconvexum Hayata Accepted M TRO
Polygonum bolanderi W.H. Brewer Accepted M TRO
Polygonum boreale (Lange) Small Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum bornmuelleri Litv. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum bowenkampii Phil. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum brasiliense K. Koch Accepted M TRO
Polygonum brittingeri Beck Accepted M TRO
Polygonum caducifolium Vorosch. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum californicum Meisn. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum careyi Olney Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum carneum C. Koch Accepted M TRO
Polygonum cathayanum A.J. Li Accepted M TRO
Polygonum chrtekii Czerep. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum cognatum Meisn. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum coriaceum Sam. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum coriarium Grig. Accepted L TRO
Polygonum criopolitanum Hance Accepted M TRO
Polygonum cyanandrum Diels Accepted M TRO
Polygonum czukavinae Soják Accepted M TRO
Polygonum darrisii H. Lév. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum delicatulum Meisn. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum densiflorum Blume Accepted M TRO
Polygonum dissitiflorum Hemsl. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum divaricatum L. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum douglasii Greene Accepted M TRO
Polygonum dshawachischwilii Charkev. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum effusum Meisn. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum ellipticum Willd. ex Spreng. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum ensigerum Juz. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum equisetiforme Sm. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum fertile (Maxim.) A.J. Li Accepted M TRO
Polygonum filicaule Wall. ex Meisn. Accepted L WCSP (in review)
Polygonum floribundum Schltdl. ex Spreng. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum forrestii Diels Accepted M TRO
Polygonum franchetii Vorosch. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum galapagense Caruel Accepted M TRO
Polygonum glaucum Nutt. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum griffithii Hook. f. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum gussonei Tod. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum hastatosagittatum Makino Accepted M TRO
Polygonum hissaricum Popov Accepted M TRO
Polygonum honanense H.W. Kung Accepted M TRO
Polygonum hookeri Meisn. Accepted L TRO
Polygonum huananense A.J. Li Accepted M TRO
Polygonum huichunense F.Z. Li, Y.T. Hou & C.Y. Qu Accepted M TRO
Polygonum humifusum C. Merck ex K. Koch Accepted M TRO
Polygonum humile Meisn. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum hystriculum Schuster Accepted M TRO
Polygonum icaricum Rech.f. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum idaeum Hayek Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum imeretinum Kom. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum inflexum Kom. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum intramongolicum Borodina Accepted M TRO
Polygonum japonicum Meisn. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum jucundum Meisn. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum junceum Ledeb. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum jurii A.K. Skvortsov Accepted M TRO
Polygonum kawagoeanum Makino Accepted M TRO
Polygonum krascheninnikovii Czerep. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum lacerum Kunth Accepted M TRO
Polygonum lencoranicum Kom. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum lichiangense W.W. Sm. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum limicola Sam. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum limosum Kom. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum littorale (Greene) Fedde Accepted L TRO
Polygonum lonchophyllum (Greene) Fedde Accepted M TRO
Polygonum longiocreatum Bartlett Accepted M TRO
Polygonum longipes Halácsy & Charrel Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum maackianum Regel Accepted M TRO
Polygonum macrophyllum D. Don Accepted M TRO
Polygonum majus (Meisn.) Piper Accepted M TRO
Polygonum manshuriense Petrov ex Kom. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum maritimum L. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum microcephalum D. Don Accepted M TRO
Polygonum milletii (H. Lév.) H. Lév. Accepted L TRO
Polygonum minimum S. Watson Accepted M TRO
Polygonum molliiforme Boiss. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum muricatum Meisn. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum myrtillifolium Kom. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum norvegicum Lid Accepted M TRO
Polygonum nummularifolium Meisn. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum nuttallii Small Accepted M TRO
Polygonum ochotense Petrov ex Kom. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum ochreatum L. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum oxyspermum C.A.Mey. & Bunge Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum pacificum Petrov ex Kom. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum paleaceum Wall. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum palmatum Dunn Accepted M TRO
Polygonum paniculatum L. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum panjutinii Charkev. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum papillosum Hartvig Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum paraguayense Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum paralimicola A.J. Li Accepted M TRO
Polygonum paronychioides C.A. Mey. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum patulum M.Bieb. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum peruvianum Meisn. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum pilushanense Y.C. Liu & C.H. Ou Accepted M TRO
Polygonum pinetorum Hemsl. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum platyphyllum S.X. Li & Y.L. Chang Accepted M TRO
Polygonum plebeium R.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum polycnemoides Jaub. & Spach Accepted M TRO
Polygonum popovii Borodina Accepted M TRO
Polygonum posumbu Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don Accepted M TRO
Polygonum praetermissum Hook. f. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum pubescens Blume Accepted M TRO
Polygonum punctatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don Accepted M TRO
Polygonum purpureonervosum A.J. Li Accepted M TRO
Polygonum ramosissimum Michx. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum recumbens Royle ex Bab. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum relictum Kom. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum rigidulum (Greene) Fedde Accepted M TRO
Polygonum rigidum Skvortsov Accepted M TRO
Polygonum riparium Georgi Accepted M TRO
Polygonum romanum Jacq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum rottboellioides Jaub. & Spach Accepted M TRO
Polygonum rubricaule Cham. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum runcinatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don Accepted M TRO
Polygonum rurivagum Jord. ex Boreau Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum salsugineum M.Bieb. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum sanguinaria Remy Accepted M TRO
Polygonum schischkinii Ivanova, Elena Ilyinichna ex Borodina Accepted M TRO
Polygonum scoparium Req. ex Loisel. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Polygonum senticosum (Meisn.) Franch. & Sav. Accepted L TRO
Polygonum sericeum Pall. ex Georgi Accepted M TRO
Polygonum serpyllaceum Jaub. & Spach Accepted M TRO
Polygonum shiheziense F.Z. Li, Y.T. Hou & F.J. Lu Accepted M TRO
Polygonum sibiricum Laxm. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum sinomontanum Sam. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum songaricum Schrenk Accepted M TRO
Polygonum sparsipilosum A.J. Li Accepted M TRO
Polygonum spergulariiforme Meisn. ex Small Accepted M TRO
Polygonum stelligerum Cham. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum striatulum B.L. Rob. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum strindbergii J. Schust. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum stypticum Cham. & Schltdl. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum subauriculatum Petrov ex Kom. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum subscaposum Diels Accepted M TRO
Polygonum × subsericeum Popov Accepted M TRO
Polygonum suffultoides A.J. Li Accepted M TRO
Polygonum suffultum Maxim. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum taquetii H. Lév. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum tenoreanum E.Nardi & Raffaelli Accepted L WCSP (in review)
Polygonum tenue Michx. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum thunbergii Siebold & Zucc. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum thymifolium Jaub. & Spach Accepted M TRO
Polygonum tibeticum Hemsl. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum tortuosum D. Don Accepted M TRO
Polygonum trigonocarpum (Makino) Kudô & Masam. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum tripterocarpum A. Gray ex Rothr. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum turgidum Thuill. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum umbrosum Sam. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum undulatum Berg. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum urumqiense F.Z. Li, Y.T. Hou & F.J. Lu Accepted M TRO
Polygonum utahensis Brenckle & Cottam Accepted M TRO
Polygonum vacciniifolium Wall. ex Meisn. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum viscoferum Makino Accepted M TRO
Polygonum viscosum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don Accepted M TRO
Polygonum vladimiri Czerep. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum vvedenskyi SUMNER Accepted M TRO
Polygonum wallichii Meisn. Accepted M TRO
Polygonum weyrichii F. Schmidt Accepted M TRO
Polygonum zaravschanicum Zak. Accepted M TRO

Statistics

The Plant List includes 1,256 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Polygonum. Of these 181 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 426 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Polygonum. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 1,256 species names for the genus Polygonum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 181 14.4%
Synonym 487 38.8%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 588 46.8%

All names

The status of the 1,682 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Polygonum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 218 13.0%
Synonym 825 49.0%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 639 38.0%

Of these names,

The confidence with which the status of the 1,256 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Polygonum, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 174 450 0 0 624 49.7%
Low confidence 7 37 0 588 632 50.3%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Polygonum, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 153 371 0 8 0 532 42.4%
WCSP (in review) 28 116 0 580 0 724 57.6%