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Polygonum plebeium R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. 420 1810. (Syn. Avicularia indica Didr.; Polygonum aviculare var. minutiflorum Franch.; Polygonum changii Kitag.; Polygonum herniarioides Spreng.; Polygonum humifusum var. mandshuricum Skvortsov; Polygonum parviflorum Y.L. Chang & S.H. Li);
. Tropical & Subtropical Old World: Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cambodia, Cape Provinces, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, India, Inner Mongolia, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Qinghai, Queensland, Senegal, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Victoria, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe as per POWO; . pol-LIG-go-num — many knee joints, angles … Dave’s Botanary PLEE-bee-um — common … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: common knotweed, small knotweed • Assamese: বন জালুক bon jaluk • Bengali: চিমটি শাক chimati shaak, খুদি বিষকাঁটালি khudi bisakamtali, মেছুয়া শাক mechuya shaak, রাণীফুল raniphul • Dogri: प्याजी लालड़ी pyaajee laaladee • Gujarati: લાલ ઓખરાડ lal okharad, રાતો લૂણો rato luno • Hindi: चिमटी साग chimati saag, लाल बूटी lal buti, मचेची machechi • Kachchhi: રતનજોત ratanjot • Kannada: ಕೆಂಪು ನೆಲ ಅಕ್ಕಿ kempu nela akki, ಸೀರನಿಗೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು siranige soppu • Malayalam: പേരാറാത്ത peraratha • Manipuri: তৰাকমনা tarakmana • Marathi: गुलाबी गोधडी gulabi godhadi • Nepali: बलुने साग balune saag, बेथे bethe, लट्टे झार latte jhaar, मसिनो पिरे masino pire, सुकुल झार sukul jhaar • Odia: ମୁଠି ଶାଗ muthi sag • Rajasthani: गुलाबी gulabi, लाल बूटी lal buti • Sanskrit: सर्पाक्षी sarpakshi, सर्पलोचना sarpalochana • Santali: ᱢᱩᱡ ᱟᱨᱟᱜ muc arak, ᱨᱟᱱᱤᱯᱷᱩᱞ raniphul • Telugu: చిమటి కూర chimati kura Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/04/polygonum-plebeium-rbr.html .
Polygonum plebeium is one of the most troublesome and morphologically variable species. In Flora of British India, Hooker hesitatingly described almost 11 forms of this species, some of which got escalated later to the species level. The plant is also confused very often with P. aviculare, P. cognatum and other species which are different.
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This is really a very variable species.. number of flowers as well as hairlines of stem often confuses…
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Herb for ID: SPC-004: … perhaps Polygonum plebeium (family Polygonaceae). It is Polygonum plebium R.Br. of Polygonaceae.
Flora of Madhya Pradesh: 04022012 BS-1 Small herb for id from Dried Pond Maihar MP: Small herb for id from Dried Pond Maihar MP
Wildly growing, spreading small with flower size less than 0.5 cm
shot on 19-1-12 Guess some Polygonum sp Could this be Polygonum plebeium ? Agreed … I am also agreed with Polygonum plebeium You have shown an interesting plant. … it is difficult for me to comment upon its origin. Now days due to heavy cold i have to shift my System on Ground floor and all hard copies of flora, soft copies in external storage devices are lying in upper room and many times i feel difficulty in checking all these floras etc. However i will try to find……
6022012 AP-2 Small Flowers for id from Ambala Cantt Haryana: Polygonum plebeium R.Br. Agree with … Polygonum plebeium R.Br.
Polygonum? Hooghly 3/3/13 sk : 4 + 8 images. 9 posts by 4 authors. I am sorry for very poor quality photographs, due to want of light.
Species : Unknown
H & H : small prostrate-erect herb; leaves alternate; inflorescence axillary fascicled
Date : 2/3/13
Place : Hooghly
Any chance of Polygonum effusum Meisn.? May be Polygonum plebeium R.Br. though P.plebeium in our area has clearly pink flowers. Thank you Sir for the very probable ID. (i) Sepals all obtuse, short, broad; flowers hidden among stipules ——- plebeium
(ii) Sepals all obtuse, short, broad; flowers all or mostly pedicelled —— plebeium var. effusa
(iii) Sepals all obtuse, narrow ——- plebeium var. micranthema
(iv) Sepals two outer acute; leaves 0.25 in. long or less ——- plebeium var. brevifolia
(v) Sepals two outer acute; leaves 0.5 in. long or longer ——- plebeium var. elegans
The photographs are so bad that i failed to come to any conclusion. Thanks for this upload. To me too, this looks like a var. of Polygonum plebeium but definitely not P. effusum. I have seen P. effusum in field which has pedicellate flowers exerted from ochrea, obtuse tepals and spatulate leaves. Please check with the detailed description of other varieties of P. plebeium. which you have mentioned above. I will also search for some relevant literature and let you know. Thank you very much for confirming that this is not P. effusum and at the same time suggesting that this could be a var. of P. plebeium.
In the field i missed the flower. Even i didn’t think that it could be a Polygonum, because i missed the ochrea too!
Of the varieties described in this thread i am left with two options – 1) P. plebeium var. micranthema and 2) P. plebeium var. elegans.
According to F. B. I. –
(i) var. micranthema : leaves 1/4 to 1/3 in., obtuse; flowers very minute pedicelled crowded in upper axils, pedicel often as long as the perianth……
(ii) var. elegans : leaves 1/2 to 2/3 in., acute or acuminate; flowers sessile or shortly pedicelled…..
According to Flora Indica – leaves of P. elegans are bifarious.
I am not sure if the leaves in this plant can be called bifarious.
So, i need to (1) revisit this plant and get some more clear shots and (2) search if there could be any other variety of P. plebeium, not described in the Bengal Plants. eflora of China, eflora of Nepal as well as The Plant List does not mention any of these varieties. Attaching new set of photographs (8 images) recorded today. The flowers are so small that better picture using my camera is nearly impossible. Could this be Polygonum elegans Roxb. of Flora Indica
Hooghly : Polygonum plebejum var. effusa (Polygonum effusum Meisn.) ? : Attachments (8). 3 posts by 2 authors. This small prostrate-erect herb is from a relatively low land (occasionally used as agri-land). Can it be Polygonum plebeium var. effusa , as per key in the Bengal Plants, including added info by … ?
These photographs were recorded on 03-April-2013. efi page: Polygonum plebeium
SK131OCT06-2016:ID : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (5) … to conclude whether this is Polygonum pleibium or otherwise.. Nice pics Thank you for the ID. Yes! Looks like P. plebeium to me too. Thanks for sharing the pics. Thank you all for the efforts for the ID. Just one more curiosity !
P. plebeium and P. plebejum are same or different ? Eflora nepal images looks different. Sending other links also. They are same. Thank you … Only confusion is image at the link below is different.
Fwd: Rotala species for valid id : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
I’m here by sending you the image of the Rotala plant for identification. Please go through it and share your opinion 🙂 One more picture attached. Attachments (1) The attached specimen look like Polygonum plebium
Polygonum plebeium—-validation needed : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)
Looks like Polygonum plebeium, though unsure of the first photo which was taken in June 16 while others were taken in Dec.16, different plants of course. Pictures taken at Aamby valley Rd., Lonavala, Pune. I think appears close as per images at Polygonum plebeium the first and other three are different; first looks like Polygonum plebium but others are not same All seem to be Polygonum plebeium. The plant varies enormously according to soil and moisture conditions. The very same plant can look completely different just after monsoon and at the end of summer.
unidentified plant : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Please assist me identifying this herb..
I found this plant in Rajasthan (Barmer) near a seasonal water body area in association with Ammannia sps, Pulicaria crispa, Glinus lotoides, Marsilea
This looks like Polygonum pleibium…
Polygonaceae Fortnight: Polygonum plebeium from Chakdeo Maharashtra-PKA2 : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1). Is this the common form of Polygonum plebeium?
I am not able to make out if the variations in this plant are due to local site factors or if they are distinct species. For example some are more erect, or have smaller leaves or have larger numbers of flowers in the axils. Please could … comment on this? You are very correct … Polygonum plebeium is one of the most troublesome and morphologically variable species. In Flora of British India, Hooker hesitatingly described almost 11 forms of this species, some of which got escalated later to the species level. The plant is also confused very often with P. aviculare, P. cognatum and other species which are different. I wish members would upload many pictures of the same during this fortnight so that we can observe the variations more closely.  Fwd: Rotala species for valid id : 3 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1 + 1).- more than 1 MB each.
I’m here by sending you the image of the Rotala plant for identification. Please go through it and share your opinion 🙂 One more picture attached. The attached specimen look like Polygonum plebium
is this Polygonum plebeium? RV1 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3). Thanks for this upload. To me this is Polygonum plebeium R.Br.
Following Flora of British India, this should be P. plebeium var. brevifolia.
Experts may comment. Thank you …, This is really a very variable species.. number of flowers as well as hairlines of stem often confuses…
Polygonaceae fortnight: Another Polygonum plebeium RV2 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2).
This plant is completely prostrate. In another fallow field in Thane dist. The flowerless picture was taken on Dec 29th 2013 and the one with flowers on 8th Jan 2014. Yes, it is frequently available in the fields near Bangalore The leaves appear longer than plants we see in Delhi.
Polygonaceae Fortnight: Polygonum aviculare from Morni, pl validate-GSMAY55 : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3).
Possibly Polygonum aviculare, photographed from Morni hills, pl. validate. For me this is again P. pleibium.. Yes, it is P. plebium. Achene characters and articulation on pedicel are the differentiating features between P. aviculare and P. plebeium! Not 100% sure but at first go, it looks like P. plebeium to me too.
Polygonaceae Fortnight- Polygonum pleibium from Panipat:: NS May 31: 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7). This prostrate and spreading herb is very frequent in waste places and fallow fields..
I hope this is Polygonum pleibium, I have observed two forms:
1. With cluster of flowers at nodes, internodes short, leaves 2-3 cm..
2. With few (1-2) flowers at nodes, internodes long, leaves 4-6 cm or more..
I am uploading them separately.. Beautiful photographs! Thanks for sharing!
Polygonaceae Fortnight: Polygonum plebeium from Delhi-GSMAY57 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3).
Konkan, May 2014 :: Requesting ID of this herb :: 06JUN2014 :: ARK-14 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5).
ARJUL16 Plant for ID : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2).
Found growing from between rocks. Some Polygonum sp. It is Polygonum plebeium R.Br.
Polygonium ID from Bangladesh SM140 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1).
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Wild Location: Chapaynababganj Flowering: June What is the habitat ? Is it near a river bank ? Any close up ? Is it near a river bank, Pagla River, Chapaynababgang, The river came from West Bengal, India Most probably Polygonum plebeium (Polygonaceae).
Jan2015sk18 Hooghly – Polygonum plebeium R.Br. : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (9) It is not var. elegans, but var. effusa.
Attached images may be Rotala sp. Please ID the plant
Date :10.01.2015
Location: Assam
Family : Lythraceae
Genus & species : Rotala sp. (?)
Habitat: Grows wild on cultivated land
Habit : Small herb
Isn’t it Polygonum? I agree with …, possibly P. plebejum var. elegans, two outer tepals being acute. It seems Polygonum plebium
help with identification : 5 posts by 3 authors. 2 images.
I am a student from USA studying weeds on farmers fields in Bihar and Uttrah Pradesh. I am trying to identify some of the weed species, and I was wondering if you could maybe help identify any of the weeds in the photos below. More & larger pictures would have been better for proper Id. The first photo is Polygonum plebeium and second one Majus. One of the plant with pink flower photographs looks to me as Polygonum plebeium (family Polygonaceae). Please confirm.
NA13/07 Requested Id for the attached plant picture : 9 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2)
Require identification of the tiny pink flowers. Looks like Polygonum paronychioides Thank you Sir for the identification. A query… FOI website says the plant grows at an altitude of 2700-4300m
FOI Also Flora of Pakistan says the plant is “Very common in the dry inner zones, between 1200-4000 m”
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242100127 And Jamnagar has an altitude of 17m.
What possible ways could it have travelled this far? efi page on Polygonum paronychioides Flora of British India records “Polygonum paronychioides …………. Western Himalaya… alt. 8-12000 ft.,…. .” Thank You Sir! for the (attachment) paper on Polygonaceae family and clearing the doubts. The plant is Polygonum plebeium (var. effusum)
FOI
Weed Id : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)
Can you pls Id this garden weed.
Place : Greater Noida, U.P. Thanks, … Can you post picture of the leaves ? I think Polygonum pleibium..!!
OBP wildplant – ID Request-22Jun09: SJ – indiantreepix | Google Groups
Kindly identify this herb with minute pink flowers found on the edge of a lake in Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh, photographed in July 2018.
it is Polygonum species Polygonum plebium?
Pl check for Polygonum plebium
Hooghly Today : Polygonum plebejum var. brevifolia ? : Attachments (4). 5 posts by 2 authors.
This one comes from the same field where i found my yesterday’s species – efi thread. Can this be Polygonum plebeium var. brevifolia – efi thread ? Polygala … id is correct.      Looking for id for this small pink flower.
Date: 5 November 19
Agra, U.P
Polygonum plebeium a knotweed. is it weedy where you found it or rare? Common in Bihar on the edges of shallow waterlogged areas. shows more and more as the water recedes. UP should be no exception. Thanks, …, for the id.
Hi, …,
Can you also check the keys in Flora of Pakistan as below, as the details in your posted images are not clear ?:
Are the stamens 5 or 8 ? Thanks … Will check. is it a prolific weed or a rare occurrence? in a cultivated field or disturbed land?
Thanks … My view it is rare. Rocky out crop of Vindhyas in Agra District. And land disturbed by livestocks..
Names of Plants in India :: Polygonum plebeium R.Br. : 7 posts by 3 authors. 1 image.
via Species > P > Polygonum plebeium R.Br. … family: Polygonaceae
मसिनो पिरे Masino Pire । सुकुल झार Sukul Jhaar । बलुने साग Balune Saag । लट्टे झार Latte Jhaar
including Bethe !
Thank you very much … for this bumper crop of names !! Will add them soon. is this the ratan jot that some royal chefs used to use long ago to give their curry a red tinge and have kept it a secret from the cooking experts and regular culinary schools etc I am not very sure … this plant too is used as greens.
रतनजोत ratanjot … In literature, the vernacular name ratanjot is attributed to at least 15 plant species spanning four different families … research paper.
Names update:
I know. in some of the Ayurvedic traditional science classes i used to take, just to take my mind off the cancer patients plight in the western medicine model. we ran into this name RatanJot and some of the professors from BHU were guesting. they talked of many plants and their products called ratan jot. i perhaps have the list someplace in my notes and they also mentioned the deliberate confusion created. the story i told you above. so much for the royal chefs’ ego!!! they also used it in meat dishes mainly and in hunting parties mainly. that perhaps explains why i have not found it mentioned in both my grandma’s kitchen notes Names update:
• Malayalam: പേരരത്ത peraraththa pol-LIG-go-num — many knee joints, angles … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: common knotweed, small knotweed • Assamese: বন জালুক bon jaluk • Bengali: চিমটি শাক chimati shaak, খুদি বিষকাঁটালি khudi bisakamtali, মেছুয়া শাক mechuya shaak, রাণীফুল raniphul • Dogri: प्याजी लालड़ी pyaajee laaladee • Gujarati: લાલ ઓખરાડ lal okharad, રાતો લૂણો rato luno • Hindi: चिमटी साग chimati saag, लाल बूटी lal buti, मचेची machechi • Kachchhi: રતનજોત ratanjot • Kannada: ಕೆಂಪು ನೆಲ ಅಕ್ಕಿ kempu nela akki, ಸೀರನಿಗೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು siranige soppu • Malayalam: പേരരത്ത peraraththa • Manipuri: তৰাকমনা tarakmana • Marathi: गुलाबी गोधडी gulabi godhadi • Nepali: बलुने साग balune saag, बेथे bethe, लट्टे झार latte jhaar, मसिनो पिरे masino pire, सुकुल झार sukul jhaar • Odia: ମୁଠି ଶାଗ muthi sag • Rajasthani: गुलाबी gulabi, लाल बूटी lal buti • Sanskrit: सर्पाक्षी sarpakshi, सर्पलोचना sarpalochana • Santali: ᱢᱩᱡ ᱟᱨᱟᱜ muc arak, ᱨᱟᱱᱤᱯᱷᱩᱞ raniphul • Telugu: చిమటి కూర chimati kura botanical names: Polygonum plebeium R.Br … a long list of heterotypic synonyms at POWO, retrieved 27 April 2024 … orthographic variants: Polygonum plebejum R.Br. / Polygonum plebejum F.Muell. … found listed in old Floras (Flora of Assam, Bengal Plants, &c) Bibliography / etymology
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
common knotweed
small knotweed
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) … spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
বন জালুক bon jaluk
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) … spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
চিমটি শাক chimati shaak, রাণীফুল raniphul
খুদি বিষকাঁটালি khudi bisakamtali, মেছুয়া শাক mechuya shaak
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) … spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir … spoken by the Dogras
प्याजी लालड़ी pyaajee laaladee
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) … spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
લાલ ઓખરાડ lal okharad, રાતો લૂણો rato luno
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
चिमटी साग chimati saag, मचेची machechi
लाल बूटी lal buti
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) … spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
રતનજોત ratanjot
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka
ಕೆಂಪು ನೆಲ ಅಕ್ಕಿ kempu nela akki
ಸೀರನಿಗೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು siranige soppu
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
പേരരത്ത peraraththa
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ) … spoken in: Manipur … other names for this language: Meetei
ꯇꯔꯥꯛꯃꯅꯥ tarakmana
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
गुलाबी गोधडी gulabi godhadi
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) … spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
बलुने साग balune saag, बेथे bethe, लट्टे झार latte jhaar, मसिनो पिरे masino pire, सुकुल झार sukul jhaar
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) … spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ମୁଠି ଶାଗ muthi sag
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) … spoken in: Rajasthan
गुलाबी gulabi, लाल बूटी lal buti
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) … used all over India by priests and scholars
सर्पाक्षी sarpakshi, सर्पलोचना sarpalochana
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman … spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱢᱩᱡ ᱟᱨᱟᱜ muc arak
ᱨᱟᱱᱤᱯᱷᱩᱞ raniphul
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) … spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
చిమటి కూర chimati kura
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
almost throughout
~~~~~ Last updated: 28-04-2024 ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at
https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/04/polygonum-plebeium-rbr.html In English spelling, never repeat ‘th’, so it is പേരാറാത്ത peraratha. English spelling of Malayalam name corrected … commonly known as: common knotweed, small knotweed • Assamese: বন জালুক bon jaluk • Bengali: চিমটি শাক chimati shaak, খুদি বিষকাঁটালি khudi bisakamtali, মেছুয়া শাক mechuya shaak, রাণীফুল raniphul • Dogri: प्याजी लालड़ी pyaajee laaladee • Gujarati: લાલ ઓખરાડ lal okharad, રાતો લૂણો rato luno • Hindi: चिमटी साग chimati saag, लाल बूटी lal buti, मचेची machechi • Kachchhi: રતનજોત ratanjot • Kannada: ಕೆಂಪು ನೆಲ ಅಕ್ಕಿ kempu nela akki, ಸೀರನಿಗೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು siranige soppu • Malayalam: പേരാറാത്ത peraratha • Manipuri: তৰাকমনা tarakmana • Marathi: गुलाबी गोधडी gulabi godhadi • Nepali: बलुने साग balune saag, बेथे bethe, लट्टे झार latte jhaar, मसिनो पिरे masino pire, सुकुल झार sukul jhaar • Odia: ମୁଠି ଶାଗ muthi sag • Rajasthani: गुलाबी gulabi, लाल बूटी lal buti • Sanskrit: सर्पाक्षी sarpakshi, सर्पलोचना sarpalochana • Santali: ᱢᱩᱡ ᱟᱨᱟᱜ muc arak, ᱨᱟᱱᱤᱯᱷᱩᱞ raniphul • Telugu: చిమటి కూర chimati kura
. … plebeium VS plebejum :18 posts by 6 authors. … plebejum seems to be a proper epithet. It is found in quite a few scientific names.
I assume Polygonum plebeium R.Br. and Polygonum plebejum R.Br. are synonymous … not sure whether there is any mistake in doing so.
Is one of them in Greek and other in Latin ?
Please throw some light on this close names.
Just because a name is found is MANY references, doesnt make it right.
Polygonum plebeium R.Br. is the name and there is no name called Polygonum plebejum R.Br.
Polygonum plebejum R.Br. was a mistake.
I assume its a case of copy paste. Some one made a mistake and others copied it without checking original name.
Now how to check original name when it was published for the first time.
Please check the image of the paper of the book where it was originally published in 1810.
Hope this helps.
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There is no word plebejan or plebejum in online Cambridge dictionary. you will perhaps need an old latin dictionary
As per David Gledhill’s –The names of plants book- plebeius -a -um (plebejum) common, plebeius- from Greek (hence both are same)
Now I am adding etymology to all plants -it is in the process.
plebius -a -um veined, Many thanks … I agree both mean same … “common”. Can anyone give me an example of usage of both terms in Latin plant names? Thanks … for your thoughts.
I too think the name Polygonum plebejum R.Br. must have been a mistake.
While putting the query, I had that feeling. But good number of sites showed up this name. I was wondering there could be some story behind this error.
I did not expect epithets to have gained entries in English dictionaries; In fact, I have never found in any search results until now for any genera / epithets.
I found plebejum is a proper epithet used in many other scientific names. Thus had become curious. Sir can you please give me examples of some names? Here are some binomials with plebejum …
Dendrobium plebejum J.J.Sm.1907 SECTION Crumenata … Orchid Species Memecylon plebejum Kurz … Catalogue of Life Entoloma plebejum (Kalchbr.) Noordel., Persoonia 12 (4): 462 (1985) … Mycobank Polypodium plebejum Schltdl. & Cham. … GBIF Entry of Polygonum plebejum R.Br.in some sites that people use as reference: Thanks a lot …, it is the one word I am confused, but didn’t think further. Original epithet used by the author is “plebeium” which should be retained. Please see the problem below: Notes are highlighted in orange.
All are incorrrect names except the fungi. I cant find this name to make sure if its correct or not.
Dendrobium plebejum J.J.Sm.1907 SECTION Crumenata … Orchid Species
Dendrobium plebeium J.J.Sm., Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes Néerl. 5: 6 (1907). KEW CHECKLISTMemecylon plebejum Kurz … Catalogue of Life
Melastomataceae Memecylon plebeium Kurz Prelim. Rep. Forest Pegu App. A. p. lxvii.; App. B. 53, in clavi. 1875 IPNI
Entoloma plebejum (Kalchbr.) Noordel., Persoonia 12 (4): 462 (1985) … Mycobank
I CANT FIND THIS NAME ANYWHERE.
Polypodium plebejum Schltdl. & Cham. … GBIF
Polypodiaceae Polypodium plebeium Schltdl. & Cham. (GCI) Polypodiaceae Polypodium plebeium Schltdl. & Cham. — Linnaea 5(4): 607. 1830 [Oct 1830] ; HB. 336. Kuhn, Abh. Nat. Ges. Halle 11. 40. Chr. 84. (IF) Polypodiaceae Polypodium plebeium Schltdl. & Cham. (IF) Polypodiaceae Polypodium plebeium Schl. & Cham. (IF) Entry of Polygonum plebejum R.Br.in some sites that people use as reference:
India Biodiversity Portal GBIF Flora of Pakistan National Biodiversity Network ALL ARE WRONG.
Thanks very very much dear Pankaj for the time and efforts !! Thanks ….
Bit by bit towards स्वच्छ अंतरजाल अभियान !!!
To me, we have concluded this thread … plebejum is incorrectly used in place of plebeium, practically in all cases of botanical names, and may be so in zoological too.
During this discussion, I found that – though only one of them is used as a valid epithet, both are otherwise valid words, having same meaning (common) and sound same – refer Dave’s Botanary … plebeium / plebejum. . Pl id spreading plant of pink flower : 7 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (1)- 7 mb. Polygonum sp, Yes, I agree with opinion of … . Tiny Plant for ID : Nasik : 18JAN21 : AK-15: 3 images. Polygonum plebium . Need help with id of tiny pink flower in dried lake bed: 2 images.
Bhopal; black soil 1/4/2021 Polygonum plebeium R.Br. ! For me … ID is correct. I too agree with … . Tiny Herb for ID : Nasik : 22APR21 : AK-14: 2 images.
Seen in a grassland in Nasik. After going through my earlier posts from the same area, this should be Polygonum plebium.
Experts kindly validate. Yes it’s ma’am, May I request you to pl. post a high resolution image to see the details. Adding the originals. Yes, appears close to images at Polygonum plebeium . Polygonum plebeium R. Br.: 5 very high res. images.
Location: Dailekh, West Nepal Altitude: 2150m. Date: 12 August 2021 Habit : Wild . Dholpur, January 2022 :: Herb with pink flowers for ID :: ARK2022-057: 5 high res. images. Check Polygonum. It looks like Polygonum plebium. Polygonum plebeium R. Br. .  Id of a herbaceous plant: 1 image. Request for id of a herbaceous plant from Bilaspur. Photographed in February, 2022. Polygonaceae ???? Pl. check comparative images at Polygonum. Pl. post high res. images to check the details. . I’d of a prostrate herb: 2 very high res. images. it seems to be Polygonum blebium, due summer herb got condensed, leaves are very compact. Pl. check Thank you very much … It is very useful. Yes, appears to be Polygonum plebeium R.Br., as suggested by … Yes, Polygonum plebeium R.Br. for me too. . ID Please: 2 images. Polygonum plebeium R. Br., . 467 ID wild plant: 10 high res. images. Polygonum plebeium R.Br. ! Yes, it is Polygonum plebeium, dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant . Identify the member of Asteraceae.: 1 image. I think it has to be Polygonum pleibium.. Agree with …! Polygonum plebeium R.Br. . Polygonum plebeium R. Br.: 7 very high res. images. Location: Kurintar, Nepal
Date: 06 May 2024
Altitude: 300m.
Habitat : Wild
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