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Persicaria chinensis
China knotweed
As recorded: Polygonum chinense L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- Overstreet, E.
- Collector number
- 578
- Date
- November 1, 1937
- Locality
- Bromo volcano - at old above - on slopes floor of old crater.
- Island
- Java
- Region
- Indonesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 1, 1937, Overstreet, E. also collected 2 other specimens.
Persicaria chinensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1937. 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 28418. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956183431. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/28418.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956183431 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026