Oxygonum sinuatum
Oxygonum sinuatum Dammer
Oxygonum sinuatum is a species in the genus Oxygonum, belonging to the family Polygonaceae. It was first described by Dammer in 1892 and is native to a wide range of regions including India, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, the Caprivi Strip, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, and Socotra.
Description
Oxygonum sinuatum is a member of the Polygonaceae family, commonly known as the buckwheat family. This species was formally published in 1892 by Dammer. It is distributed across several countries in Africa and parts of Asia, including India, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, the Caprivi Strip, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, and Socotra. The species is part of the Oxygonum genus, which is characterized by specific morphological traits typical of the Polygonaceae family.
Distribution
IN · Angola · Botswana · Burundi · Cape Verde · Caprivi Strip · Chad · Djibouti · Eritrea · Ethiopia · India · Kenya · Malawi · Mauritius · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Rwanda · Saudi Arabia · Socotra · Somalia · Sudan · Tanzania · Uganda · Yemen · Zambia · Zaïre · Zimbabwe
Synonyms
Ceratogonon cordofanumCeratogonon sinuatumOxygonum atriplicifolium var. sinuatumCeratogonum cordofanumCeratogonum sinuatumOxygonum elongatumOxygonum somalense var. pterocarpum