Rheum officinale

Rheum officinale

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Rheum officinale Baill. in Adansonia 10: 246 (1872)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Rheum baillonii F.Heim in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 1015 (1892)
  • Rheum pichonii Pierre ex A.Chev. in Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 22: 480 (1942)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continentalː Asia-temperate Regionalː China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast Introduced into: Czechia-Slovakia, Great Britain, Laos, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Baillon, H.E. 1872. Notes Sur Les Tiliacees. Adansonia 10: 190-196. BHL Reference page.  10:246.

Additional references

• Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
• Wu, Zh.Y. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) 2003. Flora of China. Volume 5: Ulmaceae through Basellaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 1-930723-27-X. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Rheum officinale in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 July 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Rheum officinale. Published online. Accessed: July 17 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rheum officinale in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• català: Ruibarbre medicinal
• Deutsch: Chinesischer Rhabarber, gebräuchlicher Rhabarber, südchinesischer Rhabarber
• English: Chinese rhubarb, Tibetan rhubarb
• español: ruibarbo de la China
• français: rhubarbe officinale
• Bahasa Indonesia: Klembak
• Jawa: Klembak
• português: ruibarbo, ruibarbo-da-China
• svenska: läkerabarber
• 中文: 馬蹄大黃, yao yong da huang

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