| Family | Polygonaceae |
| Scientific name | Homalocladium platycladum (F. Müller) L. H. Bailey |
| Synonyms | Muehlenbeckia platyclados (F. Müller) Meisner; Polygonum platycladum F. Müller |
| Common name | (English common name) centipede plant, ribbonbush, tapeworm plant |
| (Japanese common name) kanki-chiki [warm land bamboo] | |
| Distribution | Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands |
| Reference | Homalocladium platycladum (F. Muell.) L. H. Bailey |
| Novel plants (WIPO Patent WO/2006/133970) |
| July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |