Persicaria senegalensis (Meisn.) Soják

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Greystone Park NR, Harare

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Umguza River, Umguza Nature Reserve, Bulawayo

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Umguza River, Umguza Nature Reserve, Bulawayo

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Synonyms:	Polygonum senegalense Meisn.
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Frequency:	Common
Status:	Native
Description:	Robust, erect perennial herb to 3 m, sometimes rooting at the lower nodes. Leaves alternate, oblong-lanceolate, 8-28 cm long, long pointed at the apex and narrowing into a petiole at the base, green and almost hairless in the regular form but covered with small yellowish glands on the lower surface; petiole 1-5 cm long. Stipular sheaths reddish-brown, membranous, up to 3,5 cm long, usually without cilia. Flowers in multiple dense terminal racemes, often showing as pale sandy brown. Perianth 3-4 mm long, rose-pink, greenish or white.
Notes:	Two forms occur: f. senegalensis, which is hairless or almost so, and f. albotomentosa (R.A. Graham) K.L. Wilson , which is densely grey-tomentose.
Derivation of specific name:	senegalensis: of Senegal
Habitat:	In damp places near and in water by dams, lakes and rivers.
Altitude range: (metres)	Up to 1700 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in tropical Africa, South Africa, Egypt and Madagascar.
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W,C,E,S
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Images last updated:	Friday 4 June 2021
Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 28. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 68. Nogueira, I., Ortiz, S. & Paiva, J.A.R. (2006). Polygonaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 10 - 11. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 98. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 94. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 222.

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