Polygonaceae FAMILY

Persicaria posumbu

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Persicaria posumbu is an annual plant with slender, decumbent stems that are branched near the base; It can grow 30 - 70cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and possibly also as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Nepal, NE India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, S China, Russian Far East (Primorye), Japan, Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Malaya

HabitatMoist open places; at elevations from 200 - 2,000 metres[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ]. Mixed forests on mountain slopes, moist valleys; at elevations from 100 - 3,000 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].