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Taxon:  Rheum palmatum L.



Summary
Genus:
Rheum
Family:
Polygonaceae
Subfamily:
Polygonoideae
Tribe:
Rumiceae
Nomen number:
31118
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1010. 1759
Verified:
03/10/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Rheum palmatum L. var. palmatum

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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
Chinese rhubarb –
ornamental rhubarb –
French
rhubarbe palmée –
German
handlappiger Rhabarber –
Medizinalrhabarber –
Portuguese
rabárbarbo –
Spanish
ruibarbo de Levante –
Swedish
flikrabarber –
Transcribed Chinese
da huang –
zhang ye da huang –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Mongol 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaQinghai 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan 
2CultivatedEuropeEast EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part 
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Hubei, Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Qinghai, Yunnan, Nei Mongol, Xizang]
Cultivated
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part]
Naturalized
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Food additivesflavoring Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=31118. Accessed 15 December 2025.

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