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Polygonum
Taxonomy
Polygonum was named by Linnaeus (1753) [Periporate, reticulate. The type illustrated shows thick undulating muri.]. It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.
It was assigned to Polygonaceae by Linnaeus (1759), Knowlton (1919), Van der Hammen and Gonzales (1960), Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chauhan (1991), Liu et al. (1996) and Huang et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Polygonaceae by Linnaeus (1759), Knowlton (1919), Van der Hammen and Gonzales (1960), Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chauhan (1991), Liu et al. (1996) and Huang et al. (2021).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1753 | Polygonum Linnaeus p. 103 figs. Plate I, 3 |
| 1759 | Polygonum Linnaeus |
| 1919 | Polygonum Knowlton |
| 1960 | Polygonum Van der Hammen and Gonzales figs. Plate I, 3 |
| 1976 | Polygonum Lakhanpal et al. |
| 1991 | Polygonum Chauhan |
| 1996 | Polygonum Liu et al. |
| 2021 | Polygonum Huang et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Polygonum Linnaeus 1753
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Polygonum amphibium Linnaeus 1753
Polygonum bistorta Linnaeus 1753
Polygonum convolvulus Linnaeus 1753
Polygonum fagopyrum Linnaeus 1753
Polygonum frutescens Linnaeus 1753
Polygonum hydropiper Linnaeus 1753
Polygonum lapathifolium Linnaeus 1753
Polygonum maritimum Linnaeus 1753
Polygonum nepalense Meisner 1826
Polygonum ocreatum Linnaeus 1753
Polygonum persicaria Linnaeus 1753
Polygonum scandens Linnaeus 1753
Polygonum serratum Linnaeus 1753
Polygonum tataricum Linnaeus 1753
Polygonum urifolium Linnaeus 1753
Polygonum uvifera Linnaeus 1753
Polygonum virginianum Linnaeus 1753
Polygonum viviparum Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma
Collections (87 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rupelian | Russian Federation (Tiumensky) | P. tavdense (22849) | |
| Rupelian | Russian Federation (Sverdlovsk) | P. tavdense (22844) | |
| Chattian | Russian Federation (Tomsk) | P. reticulatum (23669 23782) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Russian Federation (Tomsk) | P. sp. (23907) P. sp.2, P. spp. (23906) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene | China (Qinghai) | P. chaidamuense (224031) | |
| Miocene | China (Zhejiang) | P. trigonophyllum (224041) | |
| Burdigalian | China (Shandong) | P. miosinicum (223803) | |
| Langhian | Germany (Brandenburg) | P. leporimontanum, P. bramborense (23052) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | Poland (Silesia) | P. leporimontanum (28442) | |
| Serravallian | Germany (Sachsen) | P. leporimontanum (27515) | |
| Serravallian | Germany (Brandenburg) | P. leporimontanum (23054 27011) | |
| Serravallian | Germany (Saxen) | P. bramborense (22898) | |
| Tortonian | Turkey (Yalova) | P. persicaraia (184470) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Middle Miocene | Russian Federation (Omsk) | P. sp.3, P. lapathifolium (24093) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Russian Federation (Omsk) | P. sp. (24287 24320) P. sp.1, P. lapathifolium (24098) P. sp.1, P. sp.2, P. spp. (24100) P. sp.2, P. sp. (24317) P. sp.2, P. sp.3, P. sp.6, P. lapathifolium (24321) P. sp.2, P. sp.3, P. spp. (24094) P. sp.4, P. sp.5, P. sp.7, P. spp. (24286) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene | France (Elsass) | P. leporimontanum, P. wolfii (21222) | |
| Late/Upper Hemphillian - Blancan | USA (Indiana) | P. sp. (18320) | |
| Messinian - Zanclean | Germany (Sachsen) | P. leporimontanum, P. persicaria (27277) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Japan (Aichi) | P. sp. (168063) | |
| Pliocene | China (Tibet) | P. sp. (224430) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Russian Federation (Omsk) | P. lapathifolium (24096) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | China (Yunnan) | P. sp., P. nepalense (224476) | |
| Piacenzian | Germany (North Rhine) | P. minus (28198) | |
| Piacenzian | Germany (Thuringia) | P. persicaria (22778 22781) P. pliocenicum (22779) | |
| Piacenzian | Germany (Thuringen) | P. wolfii, P. persicaria (22783) | |
| Gelasian | United Kingdom | P. lapathifolium (69541) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | Polygonum indet. (172877) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Japan (Kyoto City) | P. persicaria (168082) P. sp. (168071) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (North Carolina) | P. sp. (61887) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | P. sp. (168893 168904 168918 168924) | |
| Pleistocene | India (West Bengal) | P. sp. (224677 228819) | |
| Pleistocene | India (Jammu and Kashmir) | P. sp. (228772) | |
| Quaternary | India (Maharashtra) | P. sp. (228787) | |
| Quaternary | India (Tamil Nadu) | P. minus (228792) P. sp. (228848 228849) | |
| Quaternary | India (Uttarakhand) | P. plebeium, P. sp. (228809) | |
| Quaternary | India (Assam) | P. sp. (228817) | |
| Quaternary | India (Jammu and Kashmir) | P. sp. (228774 228777 228778) | |
| Quaternary | India (Himachal Pradesh) | P. plebeium, P. sp. (228761 228776) P. sp. (228760) | |
| Quaternary | India (Rajasthan) | P. plebeium (228812) P. sp. (228785) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Worcestershire) | P. aviculare, P. amphibium (163070) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Greenland | P. viviparum (140294 140296) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | USA (Washington) | P. amphibium (93677) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom (England) | P. hydropiper (164903 164906) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | P. sp. (34269) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | P. sp. (103358) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Australia (Queensland) | P. sp. (168747 168751 168752 168753 168754 168755 168756) | |
| Holocene | India (West Bengal) | P. sp. (228796) | |
| Holocene | India (Uttarakhand) | P. glabrum (228762 228763) P. sp. (228773) | |
| Holocene | India (Himachal Pradesh) | P. sp. (228781) | |
| Holocene | India (Tamil Nadu) | P. sp. (228788) | |
| Holocene | India (Gujarat) | P. sp. (228791) | |
| Holocene | Japan (Kyoto city) | P. sp. (168083) | |
| Holocene | India (Uttar Pradesh) | P. plebeium (228820) |