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Persicaria chinensis
China knotweed
As recorded: Polygonum chinense L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- McDonald, J.A.; IsmailAfrastini Ismail →J.A. McDonald →
- Collector number
- 3586
- Date
- July 24, 1992
- Locality
- Pujungan District, Kayan Mentarang Reserve: In Puak River valley N of "Batu Mayo" mountain, ca 8 km NW of Puak village on Pujungan River.
- Island
- Borneo
- Region
- East Kalimantan, Indonesia
- Elevation
- 1,000 m
- Identified by
- McDonald, J.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 24, 1992, McDonald, J.A.; Ismail also collected 20 other specimens.
Acranthera
Botany
Acranthera involucrata
Botany
Aglaia
Botany
Allophylus cobbe
Botany
Allophylus cobbe
Botany
Antidesma leucopodum
Botany
Begonia
Botany
Dalrympelea sphaerocarpa
Botany
Dehaasia gigantocarpa
Botany
Goniothalamus ridleyi
Botany
Heliciopsis artocarpoides
Botany
Heliciopsis artocarpoides
Botany
Medinilla
Botany
Meliosma sumatrana
Botany
Phyllagathis
Botany
Saurauia ferox
Botany
Siphokentia
Botany
Syzygium confertum
Botany
Urophyllum
Botany
Xanthophyllum
Botany
Persicaria chinensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,717 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Huaien Tunnel, Wenshan District, Taipei City, TW
(c) 張朝翔, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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)
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Cite this specimen
Persicaria chinensis. BISH 629480. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956592837. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/629480.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956592837 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026