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Rheum tibeticum Maxim. ex Hook.f.  
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FamilyPOLYGONACEAE
Genus speciesRheum tibeticum Maxim. ex Hook.f. 
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2500-4600m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, cordate, 12-20cm, coriaceous, abaxially pubescent along veins, adaxially glabrous, entire, obtuse, panicle broad, fruit ovoid, 8-10mm, wings red-brown
Size15-25cm
Colorpale purplish red
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed 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)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

POLYGONACEAE

Rheum tibeticum Maxim. ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India [J.D. Hooker] 5(13): 56 (1886)

e. Afghanistan, Tibet, Pakistan, w. Himalaya
34 AFG 36 CHT 40 PAK WHM

2500-4600m

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