Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Rheum tibeticum Maxim. ex Hook.f. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-4600m |
Description | leaves petiolate, cordate, 12-20cm, coriaceous, abaxially pubescent along veins, adaxially glabrous, entire, obtuse, panicle broad, fruit ovoid, 8-10mm, wings red-brown |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | pale purplish red |
Bloom | late spring |
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
Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | POLYGONACEAE
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