Unrecorded and introduced taxon in Korea: Persicaria wallichii Greuter & Burdet (Persicaria, Polygonaceae)

Hong, Seog Pyo; Mun, Hye Gyeong

doi:2003.33.2.219

Korean J. Pl. Taxon > Volume 33(2); 2003 > Article

Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 2003;33(2): 219-223.
doi: https://doi.org/10.11110/kjpt.2003.33.2.219

한반도 미기록 귀화식물 1종: 히말라야여뀌 -여뀌속, 마디풀과-

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Unrecorded and introduced taxon in Korea: Persicaria wallichii Greuter & Burdet (Persicaria, Polygonaceae)

Seog Pyo Hong, Hye Gyeong Mun

Abstract

During a revision of the Flora of Korea, one possibly introduced and unrecorded taxon was found at the herbarium of the University of Tokyo (TI). This taxon is Persicaria wallichii Greuter & Burdet, which belongs to the Persicaria sect. Rubrivena. From this study, the new Korean common name `Himalaya Yeokki` is given. The morphological description and the photographs of habit and representative specimen are provided.

KeyWords: Persicaria wallichii, Persicaria, Polygonaceae, unrecorded species, introduced plant

주요어: 히말라야여뀌, 여뀌속, 마디풀과, 미기록종, 귀화식물