following: Ronse Decraene, L.P. ; Akeroyd, J.R. 1988. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 98: 321-371
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. et Zucc.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1980-02-17 (Verbatim: 17/2/1980)
Preferred name:
Reynoutria japonica Houtt.
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Christchurch, Port Hills, Victoria Park
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.5942 172.646
Verbatim locality:
Christchurch, Port Hills, Victoria Park
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 26/80
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
17/2/1980
Start date:
1980-02-17
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Habitat:
Open shrubbery. Cultivated
Notes:
Suckering plant with orange rhizomes. Aerial stems to c. 50 cm, reddish at the nodes. Petioles and main leaf veins crimson. Inflorescence pink to crimson, with periant segment c. 2 mm, whitish with crimson keel. Leaves tending incurved.