Persicaria chinensis  (L.) H. Gross

Chinese Knotweed
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Persicaria
Species: chinensis

  • Common names: Chinese Knotweed
  • Thai names: ผักบังใบ phak bang bai (Northern), ผักไผ่น้ำ phak phai nam (Northern), พญาดง phaya dong (Central), เอื้องเพ็ดม้า ueang phet ma (Central)
  • Chinese names: 
  • Distribution: E. Asia - China, Japan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai.
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: ID credit Phaseedonia Nuttii
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Image locations
Images of Persicaria chinensis from Thailand.
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Persicaria chinensis, Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai, February 2018
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Persicaria chinensis, Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai, February 2018
References: 
​The Plant List
​Forest Herbarium - BKF
Useful Tropical Plants