Reynoutria multiflora
Reynoutria multiflora | |
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Chinese knotweed | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Genus: | Reynoutria |
Species: | R. multiflora
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Binomial name | |
Reynoutria multiflora | |
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Reynoutria multiflora (syn. Fallopia multiflora and Polygonum multiflorum) is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae[1] native to central and southern China.[2][3] It is known by the English common names tuber fleeceflower[4] and Chinese (climbing) knotweed. It is known as he shou wu in China and East Asia.[5] Another name for the species is fo-ti,[6][7][8] which is a misnomer.[9]
It can be difficult to prevent the spread of this vining plant and to remove it once established. The leaves are thin and fragile but the stems, although narrow in diameter, can be very strong.
Description
Reynoutria multiflora is a
Traditional medicine
Reynoutria multiflora is listed in the
Chemistry
More than 100 chemical compounds have been isolated from Reynoutria multiflora, and the major components have been determined to be stilbenes, quinones, flavonoids, and others.[citation needed] Its extract contains a stilbene glycoside.[11] [12]
See also
- Japanese knotweed
References
- ^ a b c "Reynoutria multiflora (Thunb.) Moldenke", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-02-25
- ^ a b "Fallopia multiflora". Flora of China.
- ^ "Reynoutria multiflora". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Polygonum multiflorum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- PMID 26130933.
- ^ "Fo-ti". WebMD.
- PMID 25449462.
- ^ "Polygonum multiflorum and liver reactions". MHRA. 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-12-05.
- ^ "He-shou-wu (Polygonum multiflorum) potted plant, organic". Strictly Medicinal Seeds. 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- PMID 22195249.
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- ^ Grech J. N. , Li Q. , Roufogalis B.D., Duke C.C. Novel Ca2+-ATPase Inhibitors from the Dried Root Tubers of Polygonum multiflorum. J Nat Prod-Lloyda 57(12), 1682-1687, 1994.