Checklist: Polygonaceae

POLYGONACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of taxa generated from the database. Genera and species which are purely cultivated have been excluded.

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Literature:  
Graham, R.A. (1958) Polygonaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa  
Nogueira, I., Ortiz, S. & Paiva, J.A.R. (2006) Polygonaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3)  
  
NamesFZ Divisions
  
AFROBRUNNICHIA Hutch. & Dalziel 
Afrobrunnichia erecta (Asch.) Hutch. & Dalziel
Brunnichia africana Welw. var. glabra Dammer
Brunnichia africana Welw. var. erecta (Asch.) Büttner
Brunnichia congoensis Dammer
Brunnichia erecta Asch.
  
2195.000 RUMEX L. 
Rumex abyssinicus Jacq.
Rumex schimperi Meisn.
Rumex nepalensis Spreng.
var. nepalensis
Rumex bequaertii De Wild.
Rumex ruwenzoriensis Chiov.
Rumex usambarensis (Engl. ex Dammer) Dammer
Rumex maderensis sensu J.G. Baker & C.H. Wright non Lowe
Rumex nervosus Vahl var. usambarensis Engl. ex Dammer
Rumex trinervius Rech. f.
  
2201.030 PERSICARIA (L.) Mill. 
Persicaria decipiens (R. Br.) K.L. Wilson
Persicaria salicifolia (Brouss. ex Willd.) Assenov
Persicaria serrulata (Lag.) Webb & Moq.
Polygonum decipiens R. Br.
Polygonum divaricatum Poir.
Polygonum erythropus Dammer
Polygonum leuconeuron Peter
Polygonum salicifolium Brouss. ex Willd.
Polygonum scabrum Poir.
Polygonum serrulatum Lag.
Persicaria nepalensis (Meisn.) H. Gross
Persicaria alata (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Nakai
Polygonum alatum Buch.-Ham. ex Spreng.
Polygonum nepalense Meisn.
Polygonum perforatum Meisn.
Polygonum punctatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
Polygonum punctatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don var. alatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
Persicaria senegalensis (Meisn.) Soják
Polygonum senegalense Meisn.
Persicaria setosula (A. Rich.) K.L. Wilson
Polygonum setosulum A. Rich.
Persicaria strigosa (R. Br.) H. Gross
Polygonum strigosum R. Br.
  
2202.000 FAGOPYRUM Mill. 
Fagopyrum esculentum L.
Fagopyrum sagittatum Gilib.
Fagopyrum vulgare T. Nees
Polygonum fagopyrum L.
Fagopyrum snowdenii (Hutch. & Dandy) S.P.Hong
Harpagocarpus snowdenii Hutch. & Dandy
  
2204.000 OXYGONUM Burch. 
Oxygonum sinuatum (Hochst. & Steud. ex Meisn.) Dammer
Ceratogonum sinuatum Hochst. & Steud. ex Meisn.
  
2205.000 ANTIGONON Endl. 
ANTIGONUM Endl. 
Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn. VI

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https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-checklist.php?family_id=181, retrieved 30 August 2025

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