| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Rheum spiciforme Royle |
| Synonyms | Rheum aplostachyum Kar. & Kir. |
| Rheum reticulatum Losinsk. | |
| Rheum rhizostachyum Schrenk | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3300-5300m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, ovate, 6-12cm, abaxially dark purple, glabrous, adaxially green, glabrous, coriaceous, palmatipartite, panicle spicate, fruit ovoid, narrowly alate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| 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
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , 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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