Annual or perennial herbs, usually (in ours) erect. Ochreae present. Leaves large compared to Polygonum, usually more than 5 cm. Each inflorescence with usually more than 6 flowers, some or all inflorescences terminal, bracts
similar to the leaves. Perianth segments mostly 5, petaloid, not enlarging
in fruit. Stamens 8 (or 4-7 by reduction). Styles 2-3; nut biconvex
or 3-angled. Worldwide: c. 150 species, ± cosmopolitan The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus: |
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