Persicaria (Linnaeus, 1753) Miller, 1754

Kong, Min-Jung & Hong, Suk-Pyo, 2019, Leaf micromorphology of the Persicaria sect. Cephalophilon (Polygonaceae) and its systematic re-evaluation, Phytotaxa 391 (3), pp. 167-184 : 179-180

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.391.3.1

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Persicaria
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Key to series of Persicaria View in CoL sect. Cephalophilon based on leaf epidermal characters

1. Uniseriate NGTs present; prismatic crystals present......................................................................... Koenigia View in CoL (except K. delicatula View in CoL )

— Uniseriate NGTs absent; druse crystals present.................................................................................................................................2

2. Stellate NGTs present .............................................................................................................................................series Palmatifolia

— Stellate NGTs absent..........................................................................................................................................................................3

3. Long-stalked pilate GT present on both sides .......................................................................................................series Criopolitana

— Long-stalked pilate GT absent or rarely distributed on one side........................................................................................................4 4. Leaf amphistomatic ............................................. series Annui , series Perennes (only P. capitata View in CoL and P. sinuata View in CoL ), and K. delicatula View in CoL

— Leaf hypostomatic ............................................................................................... series Perennes (except P. capitata View in CoL and P. sinuata View in CoL )

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