Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusBistorta
Scientific name with authorshipBistorta vivipara (L.) Delarbre
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bistorta americana Raf.Bistorta bulbifera (Royle ex Bab.) GreeneBistorta bulbifera (Royle) Greene ex Bab.Bistorta insularis (Maximova) SojákBistorta littoralis GreeneBistorta macounii (Small ex Macoun) GreeneBistorta ophioglossa GreeneBistorta scopulina GreeneBistorta vivipara (L.) GrayBistorta vivipara (L.) L.Bistorta vivipara f. ramosa NakaiBistorta vivipara f. roessleri (Beck) Kitag.Bistorta vivipara subsp. fugax (Small) SojákBistorta vivipara subsp. macounii (Small ex Macoun) SojákBistorta vivipara var. alpina GrayBistorta vivipara var. angustifolia NakaiBistorta vivipara var. macounii (Small ex J.M.Macoun) SojákBistorta vivipara var. roessleri (Beck) F.Maek.Colubrina vivipara (L.) MontandonPersicaria americana (Meisn.) OhkiPersicaria sagittata var. americana (Meisn.) MiyabePersicaria vivipara (L.) Ronse Decr.Polygonum affine Wall.Polygonum angustifolium D.DonPolygonum blancheanum Gand.Polygonum bracteatum Spreng.Polygonum bulbiferum RoylePolygonum bulbiferum Royle ex Bab.Polygonum camptostachys Gand.Polygonum chevrolatii Gand.Polygonum fugax SmallPolygonum insulare MaximovaPolygonum littorale (Greene) FeddePolygonum macounii SmallPolygonum macounii Small ex MacounPolygonum philippi Gand., 1882Polygonum proliferum Houtt.Polygonum renii L.C.WangPolygonum sagittatum subsp. aculeolata R.KellerPolygonum sagittatum var. americanum Meisn.Polygonum scopulinum (Greene) FeddePolygonum viviparum L.Polygonum viviparum f. alpinum (Wahlenb.) PoluninPolygonum viviparum f. elatior KurtzPolygonum viviparum f. grandiflorum Zapal.Polygonum viviparum f. linearifolium J.Q.FuPolygonum viviparum f. nanum BolzonPolygonum viviparum f. pusillum KurtzPolygonum viviparum f. ramosum (Nakai) T.ShimizuPolygonum viviparum f. roessleri BeckPolygonum viviparum f. subcordatum Zapal.Polygonum viviparum f. variabile Zapal.Polygonum viviparum subsp. paniculatum PorsildPolygonum viviparum var. alpinum Wahlenb.Polygonum viviparum var. angustum A.J.LiPolygonum viviparum var. capitatum Torr.Polygonum viviparum var. macounii (Small ex Macoun) HulténPolygonum viviparum var. pseudobistorta J.RousseauPolygonum viviparum var. ramiflorum L.VillarPolygonum viviparum var. roessleri BeckPolygonum viviparum var. subacaule PurshPolygonum viviparum var. tatrense Zapal.Polygonum viviparum var. viviparum
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier60430544-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.