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This name record (from Tropicos) is not included in version 1.1 of The Plant List. It is possible the same name is included from a different data source, to check this you can search for Polygonum orientale in version 1.1 of The Plant List.

Polygonum orientale var. discolor Benth. is a synonym of Persicaria orientalis (L.) Spach

This name is a synonym of Persicaria orientalis (L.) Spach.

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 50253354) with original publication details: London J. Bot. 1: 494 494 1842.