Fallopia multiflora

Fallopia multiflora
Fallopia multiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Fallopia
Species: F. multiflora
Binomial name
Fallopia multiflora
(Thunb.) Haraldson

Fallopia multiflora (Chinese Knotweed; Chinese: 何首乌; he shou wu) is a species of Fallopia native to central and southern China.[1][2]

It is a herbaceous perennial vine growing to 2–4 m tall from a woody tuber. The leaves are 3–7 cm long and 2–5 cm broad, broad arrowhead-shaped, with an entire margin. The flowers are 6–7 mm diameter, white or greenish-white, produced on short, dense panicles up to 10–20 cm long in summer to mid autumn. The fruit is an achene 2.5–3 mm long.[1]

It is also commonly used in chinese medicine.

References

  1. ^ a b Flora of China: Fallopia multiflora
  2. ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Fallopia multiflora

External links

http://www.dragonherbs.com/prodinfo.asp?number=542

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