Polygonaceae
Rheum

Rheum australe D.Don

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 75 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to N. Myanmar. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (1983). Flora of Bhutan 1(1): 1-186. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • 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

  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (1983). Flora of Bhutan 1(1): 1-186. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Qaiser, M. (2001). Flora of Pakistan 205: 1-190. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • 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?
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1727], Nepal Rheum emodi K001113998 Yes
Webb, W.S. [Cat. no. 1727], India Rheum emodi K001114003 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1727], Nepal Rheum emodi K001113997 Yes
Webb, W.S. [Cat. no. 1727], India Rheum emodi K001114004 Yes
Strachey, R. [Cat. no. s.n.], India Rheum emodi K001132856 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1727], Nepal Rheum emodi K001114001 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1727], Nepal Rheum emodi K001114000 Yes
Strachey, R. [Cat. no. s.n.], India Rheum emodi K001132855 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1727], Nepal Rheum emodi K001113999 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1727], Nepal Rheum emodi K001114002 Yes
Wallich, N. [1729], Nepal Rheum emodi K000831259 Yes
s.coll. [1727], Indian Subcontinent Rheum emodi K000831260 Yes

Sources

  • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0