Polygonaceae
Rheum

Rheum palaestinum Feinbrun

First published in Palestine J. Bot., Jerusalem Ser. 3: 117 (1944)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Israel to Iraq and Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Iraq, Palestine, Saudi Arabia

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. & Edmandson, J.R. (eds.) (2016). Flora of Iraq 5(1): 1-284. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.

Flora of Iraq

  • Feinbr., Palestine J. Bot., Jerusalem Ser., 3: 117 (1944)
  • Zohary, Fl. Palaest. 2: 58 (1972).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. & Edmandson, J.R. (eds.) (2016). Flora of Iraq 5(1): 1-284. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1985 Townsend, C.C. [215] Jordan K000283181 No
Jan 1, 1985 Townsend, C.C. [215] Jordan K000283180 No
Jan 1, 1983 Dinsmore, J.E. [13746] Jordan K000283178 Type Yes
Apr 18, 1963 Gillett, J.B. [15711] Jordan K000283185 No
Boulos, L.; Jallad, W. [7960] Jordan K000283184 No
Davies, P.H. [8850] Jordan K000283188 No
Dinsmore, J.E. [11746] Jordan K000283179 Type Yes
Boulos, L.; Addiss, D.; Qumsiyeh, M. [8630] Jordan K000283183 No
Gillett, J.B. [15711] Jordan K000283182 No
Davies, P.H. [8850] Jordan K000283187 No
Davies, P.H. [8850] Jordan K000283189 No
Davies, P.H. [8850] Jordan K000283186 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images