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Persicaria nepalensis
Nepal Persicaria
As recorded: Polygonum nepalense Meisn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- de Voogd, C.N.A.
- Collector number
- 2601
- Date
- June 14, 1936
- Locality
- Kleine Soenda Eilanden, Lombok, onder Plawangan (Rindjani)
- Island
- Nusa Tenggara Timor
- Region
- Indonesia
- Elevation
- 200 m
- Identified by
- van Steenis, C.G.G.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 14, 1936, de Voogd, C.N.A. also collected 1 other specimen.
Persicaria nepalensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,248 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Hong Ziro Road, Ziro, AR, IN
(c) Vijay Anand Ismavel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
HR3J+F73, Abulyang, Ziro, 791120
(c) Ann Miriam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Dechencholing-Dodeydra lam, Thimphu, BT
(c) docsharpe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
(c) Pablo Vinuesa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Pereira, CO-RI, CO
(c) A Richardson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Qingyuan, Guangdong, CN
(c) kotatsuleo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Persicaria nepalensis. BISH 170799. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956666174. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/170799.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956666174 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
