Category: Rheum

Rheum nobile Hook. f. & Thomson, Ill. Himal. Pl. , pl. 19 1855. ; . Afghanistan to S. Tibet and N. Myanmar: Afghanistan, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet as per POWO; .. Common name: Sikkim Rhubarb, Noble rhubarb • Sanskrit: अम्लपर्णी Amlaparni, Ekavira . Rheum nobile, the Noble rhubarb or Sikkim rhubarb or पदमचाल, is a […]

Rheum officinale Baill., Adansonia 10: 246 1872. ; Rheum officinale is a rhubarb from the family Polygonaceae originating in Asia. Rheum officinale is used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is called yào yòng dà huáng (Chinese: 药用大黄), and is also a component in the North American herbal remedy called Essiac tea. In modern medicine, […]

Rheum moorcroftianum Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 1: 315, 318 1839. ; . W. & Central Tibet and Nepal: Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO; .. Common name: Moorcroft’s Rhubarb • Hindi: चुटियल Chutiyal, Raiwand • Kashmiri: Pumbcxalan ﭘﻤﺐ ﮊﺍﻟﻦ, Pumbhaakh ﭘﻤﺐ ﺣﺎﻛﮫ • Dard shina: Kharkocxal . Rheum moorcroftianum from Rohtang Pass in Kullu Distt of HP […]

Rheum webbianum Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 1: 318, pl. 78a 318 1839. ; . Pakistan to SW. Tibet and W. Nepal: Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Common name: Indian Rhubarb, Gilgiti rhubarb, Small Himalayan rhubarb • Hindi: Hind-revand-chini, Archa, Atis • Marathi: Ladakirevanda-chini • Sanskrit: Amlaparni, Revat-chini • Urdu: Ravand chini . Keys between Rheum […]

Rheum rhabarbarum L., Sp. Pl. 372 1753. (Syn: Rhabarbarum verum Garsault; Rheum franzenbachii Münter; Rheum franzenbachii var. mongolicum Münter; Rheum undulalum L.; Rheum undulatum L.; Rheum undulatum var. longifolium C.Y. Cheng & T.C. Kao) as per The Plant List Ver.1.1; . S. Siberia to N. & Central China: Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Inner […]

Rheum spiciforme Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 1: 315, 318, pl. 78 315 1839. (Syn: Rheum scaberrimum Lingelsh.) as per The Plant List Ver.1.1 ;  . Rheum spiciforme Royle, Ill. bot. Himal. Mts. 1(9):318. 1836; 2(4): t. 78. 1834 (Syn: (=) Rheum przewalskyi Losinsk.; (=) Rheum rhizostachyum Schrenk; (=) Rheum rhomboideum Losinsk.) as per GRIN; . […]

Rheum australe D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 75 75 1825. (syn. Rheum emodii Wall. ex Meisn.); . Himalaya to N. Myanmar: East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Keys between Rheum australe (Flowers purple red, Inflorescence fastigiately branched, 0.3-1 m erect leafy panicle) and Rheum webbianum (Flowers pale yellowish, Inflorescence diffusely branched, mostly […]