Asian jumpseed

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Asian jumpseed

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Tovara apoensis
• Sunania filiformis var. apoensis
• Polygonum filiforme var. smaragdinum
• Antenoron filiforme
• Polygonum virginianum var. filiforme
• Sunania filiformis
• Tovara virginiana var. filiformis
• Persicaria virginiana f. albiflora
• Sunania filiformis f. albiflora
• Antenoron filiforme f. albiflorum
• Persicaria filiformis f. albiflora
• Tovara filiformis f. trichorachis
• Tovara filiformis f. albiflora
• Polygonum filiforme
• Sunania filiformis f. smaragdina
• Tovara smaragdina
• Sunania filiformis f. trichorachis
• Tovara ryukuyuensis
• Tovara filiformis f. amabilis
• Sunania filiformis f. amabilis
• Polygonum apoense
• Polygonum virginianum f. glabratum
• Tovara filiformis
• Antenoron filiformis f. amabilis
• Antenoron filiformis f. smaragdinum
• Antenoron filiformis f. trichorachis
• Sunania filiformis f. glabrata
• Sunania filiformis f. variegata
• Polygonum filiforme var. variegatum
• Tovara filiformis f. variegata
• Tovara virginiana var. apoensis
• Tovara filiformis var. apoensis
• Persicaria virginiana var. filiformis

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and is classified under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. It is further organized into the order Caryophyllales and the family Polygonaceae. Finally, its taxonomic identity is defined by the genus Persicaria.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a wide-ranging geographical distribution that spans across several distinct regions. In Southeastern Europe, it can be found growing in Italy. Its range extends significantly eastward into the Russian Far East, specifically within the Kuril Islands. Within China, the species is widely distributed across the North-Central, South-Central, and Southeast territories. Together, these locations highlight the broad ecological adaptability of Persicaria filiformis.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Ecology

The ecology of Persicaria filiformis is characterized by a broad altitudinal distribution, spanning from lowland areas at 100 m AMSL to high-altitude regions reaching a maximum of 2500 m AMSL. Throughout its various habitats, the species maintains a mean elevation of approximately 1475 m AMSL, reflecting a significant capacity to adapt to diverse topographical gradients and varying environmental pressures across its range.

Elevational range max:

2500 m AMSL

Elevational range mean:

1475 m AMSL

Elevational range min:

100 m AMSL

Habitat :

Lowland

Life history

The life history of Persicaria filiformis is characterized by a versatile and resilient developmental strategy, functioning primarily as a perennial organism with a lifecycle that can exhibit variable tendencies, ranging from annual to biennial patterns depending on environmental conditions. As a plant adapted to specific ecological niches, its life form is classified as a geophyte, a designation that highlights its ability to survive unfavorable seasons through underground storage organs. This survival mechanism is further supported by its classification as a cryptophyte, indicating that its regenerative buds are protected beneath the soil surface or at the ground level, ensuring its persistence through dormancy periods.

Life form :

geophyte

Life form :

cryptophyte

Lifecycle :

perennial

Morphology

The morphology of Persicaria filiformis is characterized by its growth form as a non-woody herb, specifically functioning as a forb. This plant exhibits a versatile ecological habit, ranging from aquatic and semiaquatic to terrestrial environments. In terms of its physical structure, it is a self-supporting herb rather than an obligatory or facultative climber, such as a liana or vine, and it functions as an independent organism rather than a parasite. As a terrestrial species, it does not exhibit epiphytic behavior. The plant typically reaches a height ranging from a minimum of 0.4 m to a maximum of 1.2 m.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

herb

Parasite :

independent

Plant height max:

1.2 m

Plant height min:

0.4 m

Woodiness :

non-woody

Physiology

The physiological development of Persicaria filiformis is characterized by significant morphological variability in its foliage, which plays a critical role in its photosynthetic capacity and resource acquisition. The leaf dimensions exhibit a wide range, with leaf lengths typically averaging 10.5 cm, though they can fluctuate from a minimum of 6 cm to a maximum of 16 cm. Complementing this longitudinal variability is a dynamic width profile; the leaf width maintains a mean of 6 cm, oscillating between a minimum of 3 cm and a maximum of 8 cm. This plasticity in leaf surface area allows the plant to optimize light interception and transpiration rates across varying environmental conditions, supporting its metabolic requirements through an adaptable foliar architecture.

Leaf length max:

16 cm

Leaf length mean:

10.5 cm

Leaf length min:

6 cm

Leaf width max:

8 cm

Leaf width mean:

6 cm

Leaf width min:

3 cm

Reproduction

The reproduction of Persicaria filiformis involves both sexual and asexual processes, as asexual reproduction is notably present in this species. The sexual reproductive cycle produces fruits characterized as dry achenes. These fruits maintain a consistent length, with both the mean and the minimum/maximum values recorded at 0.3 cm. The resulting seeds are indehiscent and possess a uniform seed volume of approximately 2.9 mm³, a value that remains constant across minimum, mean, and maximum measurements. In terms of mass, the seeds are quite light, with a mean, minimum, and maximum seed mass all measured at 0.00208 g. Regarding the movement of offspring, the plant exhibits an unspecialized dispersal syndrome, allowing it to spread within its environment through various non-specialized mechanisms.

Dehiscence :

indehiscent

Dispersal syndrome :

unspecialized

Fruit dryness :

dry

Fruit length max:

0.3 cm

Fruit type :

achene

Reproduction asexual :

present

Seed mass mean:

0.00208 g

Seed volume max:

2.9 mm³

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Persicaria filiformis has 9 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include 3beta-Sitosterol, Bonaroside, Daucosterol, Hyperoside, NONACOSANOIC ACID.

3beta-Sitosterol

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Bonaroside

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Daucosterol

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Hyperoside

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

NONACOSANOIC ACID

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Rhamnetin

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

STIGMASTEROL

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

adenosine

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

rhamnetin 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Preparations

Persicaria filiformis has 1 reported preparations identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include ethanol extract.

Ethanol extract

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials