Open AccessPersicaria nepalensis (Polygonaceae), a new potentially invasive anthropophyte in the Polish flora
Author(s) -
Tomasz Kowalczyk,
Artur Pliszko,
Szymon M. Drobniak
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
polish botanical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2084-4352
pISSN - 1641-8190
DOI - 10.2478/pbj-2014-0031
Subject(s) - polygonaceae , floristics , flora (microbiology) , botany , vegetation (pathology) , range (aeronautics) , geography , herb , biology , ecology , medicinal herbs , traditional medicine , genetics , bacteria , medicine , materials science , pathology , taxon , composite material
Persicaria nepalensis (L.) Mill. is an annual herb occurring natively in South, East and Southeast Asia, having a range extending from Oceania to East Africa. Here we report the first Polish stand of this species, found in 2011 near Baligród (Western Bieszczady Mountains), followed by the discovery of two more stands in the surrounding area up to 2013. The floristic composition of vegetation impacted by P. nepalensis is presented, and the invasive potential and pathways of introduction of the species are briefly discussed