Fagopyrum esculentum Moench 1794

Polygonum fagopyrum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 364. 1753. "Habitat in Asia." RCN: 2875. Lectotype (Graham in Turrill & Milne-Redhead, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Polygonaceae: 26. 1958): Herb. Linn. No. 510.37 (LINN). Generitype of Helxine Linnaeus (vide Reveal in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 53. 1993). Current name: Fagopyrum esculentum Moench (Polygonaceae). Note: Polygonum fagopyrum L. is the basionym of Fagopyrum esculentum Moench, the conserved type of Fagopyrum Mill.Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part P), pp. 718-782 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 757, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.29197