Koenigia alpina (All.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal (Temp. Eurasia: Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, Chita, Corse, East European Russia, France, Greece, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Pakistan, Qinghai, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Tuva, Ukraine, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia; introduced into: Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden as per POWO)
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Koenigia campanulata (Hook.f.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal (Himalaya to S. Central China and N. Myanmar: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya; Introduced into: Chile South, Great Britain, Ireland as per POWO)
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Koenigia delicatula (Meisn.) Hara (Himalaya to China (Sichuan, Yunnan) and Myanmar: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO)

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Koenigia mollis (D.Don) T.M.Schust. & Reveal (S. China and W. Malesia: Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO)

  
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Koenigia nepalensis D. Don (Pakistan to China (Sichuan, Yunnan), Taiwan: China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO (Koenigia filicaulis (Wall. ex Meisn.) Hedberg))

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Koenigia nummularifolia (Meisn.) Mesicek & Sojak (Himalaya to China (Yunnan): China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO)

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Koenigia polystachya (Wall. ex Meisn.) T. M. Schust. & Reveal (Afghanistan to S. Central China: Afghanistan, Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya; Introduced into: Austria, Belgium, British Columbia, California, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Korea, Massachusetts, Myanmar, Netherlands, Newfoundland, Norway, Oregon, Sweden, Switzerland as per POWO)

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Koenigia rumicifolia (Royle ex Bab.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal (NE. Afghanistan to Central Asia and Nepal: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya as per POWO)

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Koenigia tortuosa (D.Don) T.M.Schust. & Reveal (NE. & E. Afghanistan to Himalaya and Tibet: Afghanistan, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO)

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From Floral Database of Tamilnadu :

Binomial Habit Notes Ref. Distrib.
Polygonum molle D.Don = Koenigia mollis (D. Don) T. M. Schust. & Reveal Shrub Western Ghats, Cultivated/ Naturalized, Native of Himalayas Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987 Nilgiri


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Botanical name Synonyms Family Common name
Polygonum molle = Koenigia mollis (D. Don) T. M. Schust. & Reveal Polygonum molle, Aconogonum molle, Persicaria mollis Polygonaceae Sikkim Knotweed
Polygonum tortuosum = Koenigia tortuosa (D. Don) T. M. Schust. & Reveal Aconogonum tortuosum, Polygonum tortuosum var. tibetanum Polygonaceae Twisted Knotweed

Aconogonon rumicifolium synonym for Koenigia rumicifolia (Royle ex Bab.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal Aconogonum rumicifolium, Polygonum rumicifolium Polygonaceae Dock-Leaf Knotweed

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Forest Plants of Eastern India By Amal Bhusan Chaudhuri (1993)-
Polygonum islandicum (L.) Hook.f.is a synonym of Koenigia islandica L.
Polygonum perpusillum Hook. f.is a synonym of Bistorta perpusilla (Hook.f.) Greene
Polygonum sinuatum Royle ex Bab.is a synonym of Persicaria sinuata (Royle ex Bab.) Rajbh. & R.Joshi
Polygonum sphaerostachyum Meisn.is a synonym of Polygonum macrophyllum D. Don

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I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Aconogonon, Bistorta, Fagopyrum, Fallopia, Koenigia, Persicaria, Polygonum & Rubrivena

Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other links.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details.

If someone can provide complete list of Indian species with source references it will be wonderful.

Any comments/ corrections are welcome.


In my opinion most of the above genera should be treated under Polygonum sensu lato.  I am working on Indian Polygonaceae but it needs thorough field work. The taxonomic complexes are to be solved with the help of SEM/Molecular studies. I have listed all Indian species but it is not yet published.


Thanks a lot, … I have taken GRIN as the basis as it relied on the latest litrature published in 2011 or 2012. Other efloras & The Plant List etc. has also been considered where ever a taxa is not available in GRIN.
As & when new findings are published it can be updated again.

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Koenigia page with comparative images:
Pl. go through Koenigia (Polygonaceae) page with comparative images of species in efloraofindia. On clicking the link of species, one can check the complete details. Genus pages generally give details of most of the species found in India.
I request you to pl. go through & point out mistakes, if any. I hope this will aid in identification in future. If anybody can send images of other species of this genus (for incorporation in the website), if any, or can identify unidentified images, it will be really nice.
Credit goes to Ritesh ji, for identifying most of the Koenigia and Polygonaceae posts.


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