Author: |
C.L.U. Dammer & F.L.E. Diels, 1905 |
Family: |
POLYGONACEAE |
Origin: |
China |
Soil: |
Rich |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium -
Maximum |
Thickness: |
15 Centimetres |
Height: |
3 Meters |
Flower:
|
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings? |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Might
be: Fagopyrum giraldii, Kersten Haraldson,
1978. |
This member of the
Polygonaceae family was given this name by
Carl Lebrecht Udo Dammer and Friedrich Ludwig Emil Diels in 1905. It is found
in Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan of China, growing in a
rich soil with
some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to
fifteen
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to more than three
meters in
height. The
flowers are white. The
genera name from Latin ptero; 'winged' and Latin oxzgonum;
'sharp-angled'. The species name for Giuseppe Giraldi, 19th century
Italian missionary in China. |