Rheum spiciforme Royle

 
  • Family : POLYGONACEAE
    (Buckwheat Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Rheum aplostachyum Kar. & Kir.; Rheum crassinervium Fisch. ex Lindl.; Rheum cuneatum Regel & Herder; Rheum reticulatum Losinsk.; Rheum rhizostachyum Schrenk; Rheum scaberrimum Lingelsh.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rheum spiciforme Royle
  • Common name : Spiked Rhubarb
  • Vernacular name :
    • Lachhu (Ladakhi)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Alpine hillsides; 3300 - 5000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The root is purgative. Leaf stalk is eaten as raw or cooked, used as rhubarb.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-July
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan to West China and Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 209
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 172-173
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rheum spiciforme. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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