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Pteroxygonum giraldii

Pteroxygonum giraldii
Photo: Daderot, CC0
Family
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
Grows as
Climber, Bulb
Native range
C. China (to Henan)
Climate
temperate

About

Pteroxygonum giraldii is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, endemic to the Chinese provinces of Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Sichuan. It is found at altitudes of 600–2,000 m (2,000–6,600 ft). It grows to more than 3 m (10 ft) in height, with leaf blades triangular or triangular-ovate in shape, 4–7 cm (1.6–2.8 in) by 3–6 cm (1.2–2.4 in).

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pteroxygonum giraldii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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