| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Rheum inopinatum Prain |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 4000-4200m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, triangular-ovate, 7-14cm, coriaceous, adaxially glabrous, green, cordate, obtuse, panicle terminal, flowers large, perianth hexamerous |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | whitish yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | POLYGONACEAE
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