Polygonaceae

Family in GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

PlantaeTracheophytaMagnoliopsidaCaryophyllales

  • 3,488,330

    Occurrences
  • 2,812

    Species
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Overview

Full Name

Polygonaceae

Common names

  • buckwheat eng
  • buckwheat family eng
  • knotweed eng
  • more

Synonyms

Taxonomic status

accepted family

Published in

Gen. Pl.: 82. 4 Aug 1789.

Habitat

Not marine

Georeferenced data

Subordinate taxa

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Caryophyllales
family
Polygonaceae
genus
200
species
2,812
 
complete classification

Description

Description

Table of Contents

Bibliography

Van der Meijden, R. (2005)

Source information

This backbone name usage is included because it was found in another checklist at the time the backbone was built. The primary source name usage (124017162) has since been removed from the portal.

Record history

This record was last modified on Feb 14, 2017.