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Persicaria chinensis
China knotweed
As recorded: Polygonum chinense L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- Conover, J.T.
- Collector number
- 1790
- Date
- November 11, 1945
- Locality
- Motobu peninsula, 1.5 miles southeast of Jahawa
- Island
- Okinawa
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 11, 1945, Conover, J.T. also collected 11 other specimens.
Persicaria chinensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,716 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Pokhara, Gandaki, NP
(c) aghosh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Paiengaon Forest, West Bengal, India
(c) Sagnik Dutta Roy, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
Qionglin Township, Hsinchu County, TW
(c) Chihuang Chang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
江苏省南京市玄武区九华山
(c) B yulong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, HK
(c) 翬/Fai/A., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Block H3, Clear Water Bay, New Territories, HK
(c) 翬/Fai/A., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Persicaria chinensis. BISH 170754. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956144039. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/170754.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956144039 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026