Persicaria odorata

(Lour.) Soják (1974)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Polygonaceae Genus: Persicaria

Vietnamese coriander, Vietnamese mint

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Water/Ocean

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Preslia 46: 154 (1974)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Persicaria odorata Honolulu; Chinatown, Vietnamese-Chinese market along King St Preserved_Specimen Culinary herb; Stem tips and young lvs eaten fresh. Staples, G.W. 725 Oahu BISH 1991-02-15
2 Persicaria odorata Honolulu: Manoa Valley area; cultivated in the garden of Alice Kadowski at 3115 Kaloaluiki Place Preserved_Specimen Creeping herb, leaves dwarfed on this specimen; flowers pale pink. Kadowaki, A. 775 Oahu BISH 1992-01-25
3 Persicaria odorata Honolulu: Chinatown, Vietnamese-Chinese market along King Street Preserved_Specimen Culinary herbs; Vietnamese name: rau ram. Stem tips and young leaves eaten fresh. Flower buds pink. Staples, G.W. 725 Oahu BISH 1991-02-15
4 Persicaria odorata Honolulu; Manoa Valley; Manoa Community Gardens Cultivated in muddy paddies by Vietnamese immigrants as a potherb. Preserved_Specimen Pungent herb with pinkish-lilac flowers. Perianth lobes 5 mm. long. Nagata, K.M. 3090 Oahu BISH 1984-11-19
5 Persicaria odorata Foster Botanic Gardens; Preserved_Specimen Mayeda, C.S. 47 Oahu BISH 1991-06-07
6 Persicaria odorata Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum, Manoa Valley Cultivated in the Herb Garden as a culinary herb. Preserved_Specimen Herb forming a low rounded clump 2-3 ft in diameter; foliage lush green, each one with a darker spot near the base; only one flower seen, pale pinkish-white. Staples, G.W. 767 Oahu BISH 1991-12-13