Adanson, M. (1763), Familles des Plantes 2: 277, 557 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Polygonum scandens L.

Beadle, N.C.W. (1976), Student's Flora of North Eastern New South Wales 3: 184 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Polygonaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 284 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Bilderdykia Dumort. legitimate

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 369 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Reynoutria Houtt. legitimate

Brandbyge, J. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1993), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2: 542, Fig. 115 A,B [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 99 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Polygonaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 279-280 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Polygonaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 284 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Bilderdykia Dumort. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 801 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Reynoutria Houtt. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polygonum sect. Tiniaria Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bilderdykia Dumort. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 333 [secondary reference]

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