| − | Polygonum chinense, Linn. (P. cymosum, Roxbg. P. poly-cephalum, Wall. P. corymbosum, Willd.). Shrubby perennial of diffuse or erect habit, 5 ft. high, from glabrous to glandular-pubescent,the many sts. angled and grooved: lvs. 3-5 in. long, stalked, variable in shape, from linear-oblong to deltoid, ovate or even broader, entire or crenulate, the petiole usually 2-eared at base; stipules long and oblique at top: fls. white, rose-color or purplish, borne in many little heads that are panicled or corymbose with usually glandular-hairy peduncles;perianth 5-cleft; stamens 8. Himalaya region and Ceylon to China, Japan, and the Philippines.
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