Polygonaceae
Rheum

Rheum webbianum Royle

First published in Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 318, t. 78A (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Pakistan to SW. Tibet and W. Nepal. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Qaiser, M. (2001). Flora of Pakistan 205: 1-190. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2021). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 3: 1-331. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2003). Flora of China 5: 1-505. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2003). Flora of China 5: 1-505. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Royle, J.F. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent K000831261 Unknown Type Material Yes
Webb, W.S. [Cat. no. 1727] India Rheum emodi K001114004 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1727] Nepal Rheum emodi K001113998 Unknown Type Material Yes
Webb, W.S. [Cat. no. 1727] India Rheum emodi K001114003 Unknown Type Material Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [Cat. no. s.n.] India Rheum emodi K001132855 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [1727] Indian Subcontinent Rheum emodi K000831260 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [1729] Nepal Rheum emodi K000831259 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1727] Nepal Rheum emodi K001113997 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1727] Nepal Rheum emodi K001113999 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1727] Nepal Rheum emodi K001114001 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1727] Nepal Rheum emodi K001114002 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1727] Nepal Rheum emodi K001114000 Unknown Type Material Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [Cat. no. s.n.] India Rheum emodi K001132856 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0