Checklist: Polygonaceae

POLYGONACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of species, generated from the database, which are known to have been cultivated in Rwanda.

To go to the main family page, click on the family name above.

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Literature:   
Graham, R.A. (1958) Polygonaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa   
Nogueira, I., Ortiz, S. & Paiva, J.A.R. (2006) Polygonaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3)   
 
Names
 
2202.000 FAGOPYRUM Mill.
Fagopyrum esculentum L.
Fagopyrum sagittatum Gilib.
Fagopyrum vulgare T. Nees
Polygonum fagopyrum L.
 
2205.000 ANTIGONON Endl.
ANTIGONUM Endl.  
Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn.

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The Rwanda flora team (2026). Flora of Rwanda: Cultivated plants checklist: Polygonaceae.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-cult-checklist.php?family_id=181, retrieved 27 January 2026

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