Poovallikodi / Chinese Knot Weed
Persicaria chinensis
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Persicaria chinensis
- Genus
- Persicaria
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malaysia, China
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Polygonaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Polygonaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಸೋರಲೆ Sorale
- Malayalam
- Poovallikodi, Mudanthi, Oduthan
- Marathi
- परल Paral
About Poovallikodi
Chinese Knot Weed (Persicaria chinensis) is a shrub belonging to the Polygonaceae family (Buckwheat/Knotweed family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, spike/raceme/panicle flower clusters, trigonous achene fruit. It is typically found in evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests. It occurs across Indo-Malaysia, China. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Polygonaceae
Buckwheat/Knotweed family
Poovallikodi belongs to the Polygonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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