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The genus Polygonum is in the family Polygonaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Polygonum

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Polygonum abbreviatum Kom.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum acerosum Ledeb. ex Meisn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum acetosum M.Bieb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum achoreum S.F. Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum affine D. Don	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum ajanense (Regel & Tiling) Grig.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum albanicum Jáv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum alopecuroides Turcz. ex Besser	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum amgense Michaleva & Perf.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum amurense Vorosch.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum angustifolium Pall.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum arenarium Waldst. & Kit.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum arenastrum Boreau	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum argyrocoleon Steud. ex Kunze	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum assamicum Meisn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum aviculare L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum baicalense Sipliv.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum bargusinense Peshkova	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum bellardii All.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum biconvexum Hayata	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum bolanderi W.H. Brewer	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum boreale (Lange) Small	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum bornmuelleri Litv.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum bowenkampii Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum brasiliense K. Koch	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum brittingeri Beck	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum caducifolium Vorosch.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum californicum Meisn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum careyi Olney	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum carneum C. Koch	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum cathayanum A.J. Li	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum chrtekii Czerep.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum cognatum Meisn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum coriaceum Sam.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum coriarium Grig.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum criopolitanum Hance	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum cyanandrum Diels	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum czukavinae Soják	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum darrisii H. Lév.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum delicatulum Meisn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum densiflorum Blume	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum dissitiflorum Hemsl.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum divaricatum L.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum douglasii Greene	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum dshawachischwilii Charkev.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum effusum Meisn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum ellipticum Willd. ex Spreng.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum ensigerum Juz.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum equisetiforme Sm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum fertile (Maxim.) A.J. Li	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum filicaule Wall. ex Meisn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum floribundum Schltdl. ex Spreng.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum forrestii Diels	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum franchetii Vorosch.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum galapagense Caruel	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum glaucum Nutt.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum griffithii Hook. f.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum gussonei Tod.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum hastatosagittatum Makino	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum hissaricum Popov	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum honanense H.W. Kung	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum hookeri Meisn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum huananense A.J. Li	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum huichunense F.Z. Li, Y.T. Hou & C.Y. Qu	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum humifusum C. Merck ex K. Koch	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum humile Meisn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum hystriculum Schuster	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum icaricum Rech.f.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum idaeum Hayek	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum imeretinum Kom.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum inflexum Kom.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum intramongolicum Borodina	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum japonicum Meisn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum jucundum Meisn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum junceum Ledeb.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum jurii A.K. Skvortsov	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum kawagoeanum Makino	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum krascheninnikovii Czerep.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum lacerum Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum lencoranicum Kom.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum lichiangense W.W. Sm.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum limicola Sam.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum limosum Kom.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum littorale (Greene) Fedde	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum lonchophyllum (Greene) Fedde	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum longiocreatum Bartlett	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum longipes Halácsy & Charrel	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum maackianum Regel	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum macrophyllum D. Don	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum majus (Meisn.) Piper	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum manshuriense Petrov ex Kom.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum maritimum L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum microcephalum D. Don	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum milletii (H. Lév.) H. Lév.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum minimum S. Watson	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum molliiforme Boiss.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum muricatum Meisn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum myrtillifolium Kom.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum norvegicum Lid	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum nummularifolium Meisn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum nuttallii Small	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum ochotense Petrov ex Kom.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum ochreatum L.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum oxyspermum C.A.Mey. & Bunge	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum pacificum Petrov ex Kom.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum paleaceum Wall.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum palmatum Dunn	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum paniculatum L.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum panjutinii Charkev.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum papillosum Hartvig	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum paraguayense Wedd.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum paralimicola A.J. Li	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum paronychioides C.A. Mey.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum patulum M.Bieb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum peruvianum Meisn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum pilushanense Y.C. Liu & C.H. Ou	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum pinetorum Hemsl.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum platyphyllum S.X. Li & Y.L. Chang	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum plebeium R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum polycnemoides Jaub. & Spach	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum popovii Borodina	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum posumbu Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum praetermissum Hook. f.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum pubescens Blume	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum punctatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum purpureonervosum A.J. Li	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum ramosissimum Michx.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum recumbens Royle ex Bab.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum relictum Kom.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum rigidulum (Greene) Fedde	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum rigidum Skvortsov	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum riparium Georgi	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum romanum Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum rottboellioides Jaub. & Spach	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum rubricaule Cham.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum runcinatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum rurivagum Jord. ex Boreau	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum salsugineum M.Bieb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum sanguinaria Remy	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum schischkinii Ivanova, Elena Ilyinichna ex Borodina	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum scoparium Req. ex Loisel.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum senticosum (Meisn.) Franch. & Sav.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum sericeum Pall. ex Georgi	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum serpyllaceum Jaub. & Spach	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum shiheziense F.Z. Li, Y.T. Hou & F.J. Lu	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum sibiricum Laxm.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum sinomontanum Sam.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum songaricum Schrenk	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum sparsipilosum A.J. Li	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum spergulariiforme Meisn. ex Small	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum stelligerum Cham.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum striatulum B.L. Rob.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum strindbergii J. Schust.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum stypticum Cham. & Schltdl.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum subauriculatum Petrov ex Kom.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum subscaposum Diels	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum × subsericeum Popov	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum suffultoides A.J. Li	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum suffultum Maxim.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum taquetii H. Lév.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum tenoreanum E.Nardi & Raffaelli	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygonum tenue Michx.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum thunbergii Siebold & Zucc.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum thymifolium Jaub. & Spach	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum tibeticum Hemsl.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum tortuosum D. Don	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum trigonocarpum (Makino) Kudô & Masam.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum tripterocarpum A. Gray ex Rothr.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum turgidum Thuill.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum umbrosum Sam.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum undulatum Berg.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum urumqiense F.Z. Li, Y.T. Hou & F.J. Lu	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum utahensis Brenckle & Cottam	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum vacciniifolium Wall. ex Meisn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum viscoferum Makino	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum viscosum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum vladimiri Czerep.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum vvedenskyi SUMNER	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum wallichii Meisn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum weyrichii F. Schmidt	Accepted		TRO
Polygonum zaravschanicum Zak.	Accepted		TRO

Statistics

The Plant List includes 1,256 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Polygonum. Of these 181 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 426 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Polygonum. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 1,256 species names for the genus Polygonum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	181	14.4%
◕	Synonym	487	38.8%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	588	46.8%

All names

The status of the 1,682 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Polygonum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	218	13.0%
◕	Synonym	825	49.0%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	639	38.0%

Of these names,

• 3 are recorded as invalid
• 6 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 1,256 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Polygonum, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	0	0	0	0	0	0%
	Medium confidence	174	450	0	0	624	49.7%
	Low confidence	7	37	0	588	632	50.3%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Polygonum, are as follows: