PTEROXYGONUM DENTICULATUM

Author:
T.M. Schuster & J.L. Reveal, 2015
Family:
POLYGONACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
T. M. Schust., Reveal. (2015). In: Taxon 64(6): 1199.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
20 Centimetres
Height:
10 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings?
CITES:
Synonyms:
Polygonum denticulatum, Cheng Chiu Huang, 1984.
Fallopia denticulata, An Jen Li, 1998

This member of the Polygonaceae family was given this name by Tanja Schuster and James Lauritz Reveal in 2015. It is found in Yanna of China, growing in a rich soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to twenty centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to ten metres or more in height. The flowers are white. The genera name from Latin ptero; 'winged' and Latin oxzgonum; 'sharp-angled'. The species name means 'finely toothed'.

Flower
White
Soil
Rich
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum

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