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
GenusKoenigia
Scientific name with authorshipKoenigia alpina (All.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aconogonon alpinum (All.) SchurAconogonon alpinum (All.) Tzvel.Aconogonon alpinum var. elephantinum StepanovAconogonon diffusum (Pall. ex Spreng.) TzvelevAconogonon dshawachischwilii (Kharkev.) HolubAconogonon dshawachischwilii (Kharkev.) SojákAconogonon jeholense (Kitag.) H.HaraAconogonon polymorphum (Ledeb.) NakaiAconogonum alpinum (All.) SchurGononcus undulatus (Murray) Raf.Persicaria alpina (All.) H.GrossPersicaria dshawachischwilii (Kharkev.) CubeyPersicaria frigida (Kudô) NemotoPleuropteropyrum alpinum (All.) Kitag.Pleuropteropyrum alpinum (All.) NakaiPleuropteropyrum japonicum (Maxim.) NakaiPleuropteropyrum jeholense Kitag.Pleuropteropyrum undulatum (Murray) Á.Löve & D.LövePolygonum acidum Pall.Polygonum alpinum All.Polygonum alpinum var. undulatifolium K.KochPolygonum ciliatum Willd.Polygonum ciliatum Willd. ex Spreng.Polygonum diffusum Pall.Polygonum diffusum Pall. ex Spreng.Polygonum divaricatum Vill.Polygonum dshawachischwilii Kharkev.Polygonum frigidum KudôPolygonum jeholense (Kitag.) A.I.Baranov & SkvortsovPolygonum jeholense (Kitag.) A.I.Baranov & Skvortsov ex S.X.Li & Y.L.ChangPolygonum latifolium KotschyPolygonum latifolium Kotschy ex Boiss.Polygonum polymorphum Ledeb.Polygonum polymorphum var. alpinum (All.) Ledeb.Polygonum polymorphum var. japonicum Maxim.Polygonum polymorphum var. lapathifolium Maxim.Polygonum royi Gand.Polygonum sibiricum L.fil.Polygonum undulatum MurrayPolygonum weyrichii var. alpinum (All.) Maxim. ex Franch. & Sav.
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 identifier77152588-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
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.