Rheum webbianum 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 emodi Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rheum webbianum Royle
  • Common name : Indian Rhubarb, Gilgiti rhubarb, Small Himalayan rhubarb
  • Vernacular name :
    • Hind-revand-chini, Archa, Atis (Hindi)
    • Ladakirevanda-chini (Marathi)
    • Amlaparni, Revat-chini (Sanskrit)
    • Ravand chini (Urdu)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Open slopes, rocks and forming large clumps
  • Comments / notes : Root is purgative and leaf stalk is used as rhubarb.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Valley of Flowers
    • Himachal Pradesh : Chamba district,Kinnaur district,Kullu district
  • Native : India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 142
    • Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 246
    • Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol. 1. Published BSI:622
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 209
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rheum webbianum. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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