| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Koenigia tortuosa (D.Don) T.M.Schust. & Reveal |
| Bibliography | Taxon 64: 1203 (2015) |
| Native Range | ne. & e. Afghanistan to Tibet and Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 3300-5600m |
| Description | stems shiny russet, leaves broadly ovate to elliptic, 1-4cm long, in autumn redden, flowers 5mm, inflorescence terminal, paniculate, dense |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Aconogonon kuttiense Maiti & al. Aconogonon peregrinatoris (Paulsen) H.Hara Aconogonon tortuosum (D.Don) H.Hara Aconogonon tortuosum var. tibetanum (Meisn.) S.P.Hong Koenigia tortuosa var. tibetana (Meisn.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal Pleuropteropyrum tortuosum (D.Don) Munshi & Javeid Polygonum peregrinatoris Paulsen Polygonum tortuosum D.Don Polygonum tortuosum var. kuttiense R.C.Srivast. Polygonum tortuosum var. spicatum Hook.f. Polygonum tortuosum var. tibetanum Meisn. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |