''Bistorta griffithii'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

in the family

Polygonaceae The Polygonaceae are a family of flowering plants known informally as the knotweed family or smartweed—buckwheat family in the United States. The name is based on the genus ''Polygonum'', and was first used by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789 ...

, native to

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...

, East Himalaya, South-Central China and

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

Taxonomy

''Bistorta griffithii'' was first described in 1886 by Joseph Dalton Hooker as ''Polygonum griffithii''. It was transferred to the genus '' Bistorta'' in 1982 by Andrew Grierson. Persicaria griffithii (19419839736).jpg, Flowers and leaves Persicaria griffithii - Flickr - peganum (2).jpg, Flowers

References

griffithii Flora of East Himalaya Flora of Myanmar Flora of South-Central China Flora of Tibet Plants described in 1886 {{Polygonaceae-stub