Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Polygonaceae | Genus: Persicaria | Species: Persicaria chinensis (Linn.) H. Gross( परल ) |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Polygonum chinense Linn. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Paral | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | Chinese Knotweed | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Paral | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Chinese Knotweed | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruits berries, globose in shape; enclosed in the enlarged and fleshy calyx at maturity; seeds small, black, fruits edible, sour tasting. |
| Habitat | Evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Japan, Philippines, Sri Lanka. | Bark Details | Stem reddish, glabrous, spineless |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Small shrub, up to 1 m tall; nodes prominent, stem reddish, glabrous, spineless. Leaves alternately arranged ovate-oblong, petiole usually auriculate at base, upper leaves subsessile; leaf blade ovate, elliptic, or lanceolate, upper surface of leaf with inverted "V" shaped spot. Flowers in white or light reddish in color heads (capitate); Calyx 5, enlarging when fruiting, transparent to white. Fruits berries, globose in shape; enclosed in the enlarged and fleshy calyx at maturity; seeds small, black, fruits edible, sour tasting. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternately arranged ovate-oblong, petiole usually auriculate at base, upper leaves subsessile; leaf blade ovate, elliptic, or lanceolate, upper surface of leaf with inverted |
