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Bistorta griffithii (Hook.f.) Grierson  
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FamilyPOLYGONACEAE
Genus speciesBistorta griffithii (Hook.f.) Grierson 
SynonymsPolygonum griffithii Hook.f.
 Bistorta calostachya (Diels) Soják
 Polygonum calostachyum Diels
Habitatrocks and grassland
Altitude3000-5000m
Descriptionbasal leaves long petiolate, elliptic, 10-15cm, coriaceous, glabrous, margins revolute, acute, inflorescence terminal and axillary, spicate, lax, pendent, 3-5cm long
Size20-40cm
Colorpurplish red
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     China (China South-Central , Tibet )
Asia-Tropical
     Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya )
     Indo-China (Myanmar)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

POLYGONACEAE

Bistorta griffithii (Hook.f.) Grierson, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 40(1): 128 (1982)

Basionym:
Polygonum griffithii Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India [J.D. Hooker] 5(13): 54 (1886)

Synonyms:
Persicaria griffithii (Hook.f.) Cubey

Bistorta calostachya (Diels) Soják
Polygonum calostachyum Diels

sc. China, Tibet, e. Himalaya, n. Burma
36 CHC CHT 40 EHM 41 MYA

3000-5000m

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