Rheum compactum

Rheum compactum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Rumiceae
Genus: Rheum
Species: Rheum compactum

Name

Rheum compactum L. in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 531 (1762)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Polygonum chayuum A.J.Li & B.J.Bao in Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 32: 386 (2012)
  • Rheum altaicum Losinsk. in Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R, Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 3: 87 (1936 publ. 1937)
  • Rheum compactum var. orientale (Losinsk.) Tzvelev in Sosud. Rast. Sovet. Dal'nego Vostoka 4: 55 (1989)
  • Rheum nutans Pall. in Fl. Ross. 2(1): index (1815)
  • Rheum orientale Losinsk. in Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R, Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 3: 89 (1936 publ. 1937)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continentalː Asia-temperate Regionalː Central Asia Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Mongolia, Tuva, Xinjiang Regionalː Russian Far East Amur, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Magadan, Primorye Regionalː Siberia Krasnoyarsk, Yakutiya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 531. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
• Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Rheum compactum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 July 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Rheum compactum. Published online. Accessed: July 16 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rheum compactum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• беларуская: гъстоцветен ревену
• русский: Ревень густоцветковый
• oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча: Rhubarb zich gulli
• 中文: 密序大黄

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