Polygonum effusum Meisn., Prodr. 14: 93 1857. ;
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Afghanistan to Indian Subcontinent: Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Polygonaceae Fortnight- Polygonum pleibium from Kaithal:: NS May 32 : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (6). Wow! beautiful closeups! Thanks for this post …! Your doubts are very genuine. Stamens are generally 5 in P. plebeium… here I can clearly see 8 stamens, distinctly pedicellate flowers exserted from ochrea and equal size tepals. Hence I think your plant is Polygonum effusum Meisn. The plant was once considered a variety of P. plebeium (as you also guessed) but later separated.
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Thanks … for liking… Thanks a lot … for these details, I will be more critical next time to confirm… . Feb2015sk15 Hooghly – Polygonum effusum Meisn. / P. plebejum R.Br. var. effusum (Meisn.) : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (6)
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