Bistorta griffithii

Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bistorta griffithii is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to Tibet, East Himalaya, South-Central China and Myanmar.[1]

Quick facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...
Bistorta griffithii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Bistorta
Species:
B. griffithii
Binomial name
Bistorta griffithii
(Hook.f.) Grierson[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Bistorta calostachya (Diels) Soják
  • Persicaria griffithii (Hook.f.) Cubey
  • Polygonum calostachyum Diels
  • Polygonum griffithii Hook.f.
Close

Taxonomy

Bistorta griffithii was first described in 1886 by Joseph Dalton Hooker as Polygonum griffithii.[2][3] It was transferred to the genus Bistorta in 1982 by Andrew Grierson.[2][4]

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI