Fallopia japonica typical to see much smaller plants in places where they sprout through cracks in the pavement or are repeatedly cut down. The leaves are broad oval with a truncated base, long and broad, with an entire margin. The flowers are small, cream or white, produced in erect racemes long in late summer and early autumn. Closely related species include giant knotweed ("Fallopia sachalinensis", syn. "Polygonum sachalinense") and Russian vine ("Fallopia baldschuanica", "Polygonum baldschuanicum"). Other English names for Japanese knotweed include fleeceflower, Himalayan fleece vine, monkeyweed, monkey fungus, Hancock's curse, elephant ears, pea shooters, donkey rhubarb (although it is not a
Nanjing Monkey King sports websites simply refer to the new team as the "Tongxi Monkey Kings" to avoid confusion, a practice which been adopted previously to distinguish the Zhejiang Golden Bulls and Zhejiang Guangsha Lions from each other. When these websites show the CBA standings with the club names in short form, Tongxi becomes the "geographical" designation, thus avoiding the problem of having more than one Jiangsu listed. As for the team's nickname, the phrase "Da Sheng" (大圣) is technically "Big Monkey(s)" in Chinese, but the club chooses to render it in English as Monkey Kings. There is no connection, at least as