| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Rheum globulosum Gage |
| Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 181 (1908) |
| Native Range | c. & s. Tibet to Sikkim |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 4500-5300m |
| Description | acaulescent, basal leaf single, reniform, 2-3cm long, coriaceous, abaxially purple red, glabrous, adaxially dark green, entire, obtuse, panicle capitate, 1-2cm broad |
| Size | 2-8cm |
| Color | pale green |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |