About Chinese Knot Weed
Persicaria chinensis (synonym Polygonum chinense), commonly known as creeping smartweed or Chinese knotweed, is a plant species from the family Polygonaceae. It is widespread across China, Japan, the Indian Subcontinent, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Persicaria chinensis
- Genus
- Persicaria
- Family
- POLYGONACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
- Distribution
- Indo-Malaysia, China
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಸೋರಲೆ Sorale
- Malayalam
- Poovallikodi, Mudanthi, Oduthan
- Marathi
- परल Paral
Botanical family
Polygonaceae
Buckwheat/Knotweed family
Chinese Knot Weed belongs to the Polygonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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