{"id":1376762,"date":"2011-09-06T02:55:21","date_gmt":"2011-09-06T02:55:21","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:46:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:16:43","slug":"koenigia-tortuosa","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/koenigia-tortuosa\/","title":{"rendered":"Koenigia tortuosa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Koenigia tortuosa <\/i>(D.Don) T.M.Schust. & Reveal (syn: Aconogonon tortuosum<\/i> (D. Don) Hara; Aconogonon tortuosum<\/i> var. pubipetalum<\/i> S.P. Hong; Aconogonon tortuosum<\/i> var. tibetanum<\/i> (Meisn.) S.P. Hong; Koenigia tortuosa<\/i> var. pubipetala<\/i> (S.P.Hong) T.M.Schust. &
\nReveal; Pleuropteropyrum tortuosum<\/i> (Don) A.H. Munshi & G.N. Javeid; Polygonum peregrinatoris<\/i> Paulsen; Polygonum tataricum<\/i> Wall. ex D. Don (ambiguous synonym); Polygonum tataricum<\/i> Wall. ex Hook. fil. (ambiguous synonym); Polygonum tortuosum<\/i> D. Don; Polygonum tortuosum<\/i> var. tibetanum<\/i> Meisn.) as per Catalogue of Life<\/a><\/span>;
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\nNE. & E. Afghanistan to Himalaya and Tibet: Afghanistan,<\/span> East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet,<\/span> West Himalaya as per POWO<\/a>;
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\nCommon name:<\/b>\u00a0Twisted Knotweed \u2022\u00a0Sanskrit<\/span>: Nyolo
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flowers from ladakh, mm4 08062011<\/a>:
\nSome more flower photographs from the trip to ladakh in july 2008.<\/span> Wondering
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Looks like some Polygonaceae<\/i>. Probably Koenigia<\/i>. Could u plz post a closeup of the leaf and inflorescence?<\/div>\n
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This is Aconogonon tortuosum<\/i> var. tibetanum<\/i> (Polygonaceae<\/i>) frequently seen in glacial moraines in ladakh<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nID request-011011-PKA2<\/a>:
\nSeen this herb<\/span> at “Zingzingbar” (few Kms away from Bara laccha la pass),
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\n<\/span>Altitude: Approx: 14000ft.<\/span><\/div>\n
Could this be some Aconogonon<\/i> sp.<\/div>\n
Date\/Time: 12-09-2011\/ 11:00AM
\nHabitat: Wild
\nPlant habit: Herb,<\/span>
\nLeaves: Leathery<\/span><\/div>\n
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Aconogonon tortuosum<\/i><\/p>\n

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Is it var. tibetanum<\/i>?<\/p>\n

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Yes<\/p>\n

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\nAconogonum tortuosum from Baralacha La in Lahaul Spiti Distt of HP<\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2- 1MB each).<\/span>
\nShot from Baralacha La at 42m.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Another nice photograph<\/p>\n

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Polygonaceae Fortnight: Aconogonon tortuosum var tibetanum at Zinzingbar -PKA18: :<\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6).<\/span><\/div>\n
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Seen this herb<\/span> at “Zingzingbar” (few Kms away from Bara laccha la pass), Himachal Pradesh on Manali – Leh route
\n<\/span>Altitude: Approx: 14000ft.
\n<\/span>Bot. name: <\/span>Aconogonon tortuosum<\/i> var. <\/b>tibetanum<\/i>
\nFamily: Polygonaceae<\/i>
\nHabitat: Wild<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ladakh flora 7- up 1<\/a> : 2 posts by 1 author.
\nId pl-Plant of <\/span>Boraginaceae<\/i>? genus and sps pl. Plant of <\/span>Ladakh<\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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A good close-up but not the\u00a0Boraginaceae<\/i>\u00a0family.<\/span>
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Seems to be Polygonaceae, may be Aconogonum tortuosum<\/i> (syn. Polygonum tortusoum<\/i>)\u00a0but it would help if you have any images of lower down the plant to send.\u00a0This would help confirm the identification of this very variable shrub?\u00a0It may be that someone else can immediately recognises I with confidence.<\/span>
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But, as I said for your Lindelofia<\/i> post, please take and post more than just one photo per plant (several, covering close-ups of flowers and foliage plus habit and of habitat make areal difference; with the advent of good compact digital cameras this can now be done at no cost).\u00a0 Sometimes a species is distinctive and can be recognised from a single image but not always (and not everyone do this reliably) also do give an altitude and approximate location each time.
\n<\/span>Extra images and information provide extra clues.\u00a0 I\u00a0approach plant identification as detective work – the more clues and supporting evidence, the better – helping with the reliability and accuracy of naming.\u00a0 They also reduce the time it takes to “track down” the family, genus or species – it can be very time-consuming attempting to identify a plant from only one\u00a0or two general images\u00a0and at times, impossible without such close-up\u00a0shots of all the plant and location details to check that\u00a0the species\u00a0we think a plant is, makes sense from existing records.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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Kailash-Manasarovar Yatra::Rhodiola sp ?? NSJ-OCT 16\/10<\/a> :\u00a05 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)
\n<\/span>Rhodiola<\/i> sp ?? for ID photo taken <\/span>on the banks <\/span>of Manasarovar, Tibet. Altitude 15000 feet. Aug 25, 2016.<\/span><\/div>\n
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When I saw the suggested genus for this, I was thinking, “Oh no!”, I shall have to be “banging on” about how difficult Rhodiolas are to name but was relieved when it turned out this was not <\/span>Rhodiola<\/i> nor any member of the <\/span>Crassulaceae<\/i> family but <\/span>Polygonaceae<\/i>.
\n<\/span>My first impressions are <\/span>Aconogonum tortuosum<\/i>– which ‘Flowers of the Himalaya’ say is <\/span>found on stony slopes<\/span> in Tibetan borderlands @ 3300-5600m <\/span>from Afghanistan to Bhutan and Tibet<\/span> – so this all fits. Stewart knew this as <\/span>Polygonum tortuosum<\/i>– <\/span>a variable ‘shrub’ of the inner ranges<\/span> but happy to hear of other suggestions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Thanks, …, for the Id. I think matches with images of the same species at<\/div>\n
flowers from ladakh, mm4 08062011<\/span><\/a>
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References:<\/div>\n
POWO<\/a> \u00a0Catalogue of Life<\/a>\u00a0 Flora of Pakistan<\/a>\u00a0 illustration<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0The Plant List Ver.1.1<\/a>\u00a0(Unresolved)\u00a0Tropicos<\/a>\u00a0(Polygonum tortuosum<\/b><\/i> D. Don<\/span><\/span><\/a>)<\/span>\u00a0 Flowers of India<\/a>
\nCRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names …<\/a>\u00a0By Umberto Quattrocchi\u00a0(2012- Details)\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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