FALLOPIA MULTIFLORA

Author:
Kerstin Haraldson, 1978
Family:
POLYGONACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Moldenke. (1941). In: Bull. Torr. Bot. Cl. 68: 675.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
30 Centimetres
Height:
4 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Polygonum multiflorum, Carl Peter Thunberg, 1784.
Fallopia multiflora, Sergei Kirillovich Czerepanov, 1981.
Bilderdykia multiflora (Thunb.) Roberty & Vautier.
Fagopyrum multiflora, I. Grinţ.
Fagopyrum multiflorum, I. Grinţ.
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Helxine multiflora Raf.
Pleuropterus multiflorus, Nakai.
Reynoutria multiflora, Harold Norman Moldenke, 1941.
Aconogonon hypoleucum, Soják.
Fallopia multiflora var. angulata, H.J.Yan, Z.J.Fang & Shi X.Yu.
Fallopia multiflora var. hypoleuca, Yonek. & H.Ohashi.
Pleuropterus cordatus, Turcz.
Polygonum chinense, Houtt.
Polygonum multiflorum var. angulatum, S.Y.Liu.
Polygonum multiflorum var. hypoleucum, T.S.Liu, S.S.Ying & M.J.Lai.
Reynoutria multiflora var. hypoleuca, S.S.Ying.

This member of the Polygonaceae family was given this name by Kerstin Haraldson in 1978. It is found in China, Taiwan, Vietnam and Japan, growing in a well drained to rather rich soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to 30 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to four metres in height. The flowers are white. The genera name after Gabriello Fallopia, 16th century Italian anatomist who discovered fallopian tubes. The species name means 'many flowers'.

Flower
White
Soil
Mix - Rich
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium