Polygonum dichotomum Blume

Mandarin: 二歧蓼 (er qi liao)

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Polygonales (29)

        Family: Polygonaceae (31)(family description)

          Genus: Polygonum (8)

            Epithet: dichotomum Blume (2)

dichotomum => with forked boughs

Climate: tropical

Habitat: hydrophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet, pink

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