FIGURE. 1 in Persepolium (Polygoneae): A new genus in Polygonaceae based on conventional Maximum Parsimony and Three-taxon statement analyses of a comprehensive morphological dataset

FIGURE. 1. Life history and shoots of Polygonum subsection Spinescentia: (A–C)—P. salicornioides, a dwarf undershrub with fleashy annual shoots (Kotschy 468, LE). (D–E)—P. spinosum, a dwarf shrub with lignified prickly shoots (Bornmüller 5083, LE). (F–G)—P. dumosum, a dwarf undershrub with wiry leafy annual shoots (Kotschy 242, LE). (H)—ibid (Wendelbo 790, LE). (I–J)—P. aridum, a dwarf shrub with wiry leafless annual shoots (Kuh-Enhker, Haussknecht s.n. LE). (K)—ibid (Sawers, Haussknecht s.n. LE). Images: O. Yurtseva.