Persicaria wallichii
Greuter & Burdet
PolygonaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Asia, Himalayas, India, Korea, Northeastern India, Sikkim
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
An herbaceous plant in the Polygonaceae family found in subtropical regions.
Names & Synonyms
Amladndi, Chuchi
Aconogonon polystachyum (Wall. ex Meisn.) M. KrálPersicaria wallichii var. wallichiiPeutalis polystachya (Wall. ex Meisn.) Raf.Polygonum polystachyum Wall. ex Meisn.Reynoutria polystachya (Wall. ex Meisn.) Moldenke
References (1)
- Sundriyal, M., et al, 2004, Dietary Use of Wild Plant Resources in the Sikkim Himalaya, India. Economic Botany 58(4) pp 626-638 (As Aconogonum polystachyum)
