Polygonum pulchrum Blume

  • Filed As

    Polygonaceae
    Polygonum pulchrum Blume

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1059, 15 Oct 1952

  • Location

    Tanzania. Lake Province Nyegezi, Bunegeji Chiefdom, Mwanza District.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4753007

    Occurrence ID: c22e871a-c5a8-4716-ad36-ab8e22b9663d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Polygonaceae

  • All Determinations

    Polygonum pulchrum Blume

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • Locality

    Lake Province Nyegezi, Bunegeji Chiefdom, Mwanza District

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1128 m. (3701 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium or the University or California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Lake Province
Polygonum tomentosum Willd.
On edge of permanent water, rooting in marsh
Soil. Plants 2 1/2 feet tall, prostrate,
straggling, the stems purple tinged and the
flowering stalks erect; stem hollow, thick
fleshy; leaves yellowish green; flowers ’
pale pink, odorless.
Altitude 3700 feet
Nyegezi, Bunegeji Chiefdom, Mwanza District
R. E. s. Tanner 1059	15	October	1952
04753007