Many thanks Satish ji for clarifying the differences among *P. chinensis*and *P. nepalensis*. Another species close to *P. chinensis* is *P. dichotoma* (which has grooved stem, and minute prickles, the inflorescence as the name suggests is branching, the flower clusters relatively far-spaced).
Present status at The Plants List<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-50253724>, *Persicaria auriculata* S.K. Dixit et al. is a synonym of *Polygonum praetermissum* Hook. f. ... And *Persicaria chinensis* (L.) H. Gross is separately treated ... The Plants List <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-50133756>. Regards. Dinesh On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 8:09 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: Flower in heads. No involucral leaf at base. Petioles not winged.(All this > goes in favour of P. Nepalensis) > Stems unarmed nut trigonous...(Hopefully) This is *Persicaria > auriculata*.S.K.Dixit, > Datta and Roy. > One synonym is Pesicaria chinensis. > Dr Satish Phadke > > > On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> [image: ... Kas >> skyline]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8035015844%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcDVdj__6tKTqSABRfvEGMun25Rew> >> Kas >> plateau ... about 4000 ft asl >> ... one of the 39 World Heritage sites in the Western Ghats of India >> ------------------------------ >> 19 OCT 07 >> * Persicaria chinensis * (L.) H. Gross ... (family: Polygonaceae) >> *per-sih-KAR-ee-uh* -- medieval name referring to the likeness of the >> leaves to a peach tree ... Dave's >> Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DPersicaria&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf7bE7Ne3AxC5HhMzjdE7qZTaLZRQ> >> *chi-NEN-sis* -- of or from China ... Dave's >> Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dchinensis&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc1VWqF4JQUq81h7J8PmvyuDAX3tw> >> >> *commonly known as*: Chinese knotweed, red bush • *Assamese*: kelnap • * >> Hindi*: जंगली पालक jungali palak • *Khasi*: jaryndem • *Konkani*: >> रानसिसोरी ransisori • *Malayalam*: piripu • *Manipuri*: অংগোম য়েন্সিল >> angom yensil • *Marathi*: परळ paral • *Mizo*: thaham • *Nepalese*: >> कुकुर् ठोट्ने kukur thotne >> >> *Native of*: China, e Asia, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia; >> naturalized elsewhere >> >> *References*: Flowers of >> India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.in%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FChinese%2520Knotweed.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeFuANhzpqiIM6iflndF29eZOBl6A>• >> ENVIS >> - >> FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org%2Fplant_details.php%3Fdisp_id%3D2566&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdBHVy2syBtP-qHtRS2gyMZtGNADA>• >> NPGS >> / >> GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F416899&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeReZl_-b9r0uhTZYBIbznrPHd_yw>• >> PIER<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hear.org%2FPier%2Fspecies%2Fpersicaria_chinensis.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd0kLfpAhu_LHNDskn66uKYR-4zfw>• >> eFlora<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.efloras.org%2Fflorataxon.aspx%3Fflora_id%3D5%26taxon_id%3D242100092&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeKcJByGWCweoSapUhXIZD2ItuEpw> >> [image: Ransisori (Konkani: >> रानसिसोरी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1652033933%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzddsrmDrIoUUvjDMPSWGzOuxo3QmA> >> >> [image: Paral (Marathi: >> परळ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1652882542%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzey3UoeS352LmirvOX3jnv9-frh8Q> >> [image: >> Persicaria chinensis (L.) H. >> Gross]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1652928184%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfDqZUN9593PP2ex2AY--dszvxajg> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > --
