Rheum forrestii - Uses, Benefits & Care
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Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
forrestii
ID:
1102493
Status:
valid
Authors:
Diels
Source:
tro
Year:
1912
Citation Micro:
Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5: 262 (1912)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001101831
Common Names
- Rheum forrestii
- Forrest's Rheum
- Forrest's Rhubarb
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Rheum forrestii (also called Rheum forrestii var. forrestii, among many other common names) is a species of flowering plant in the Polygonaceae family. It is an herbaceous perennial that grows up to 1 m tall. It is native to East Asia, and its habitats include montane grasslands and shrublands.
Uses & Benefits
Rheum forrestii is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a medicinal plant for treating fever, inflammation, and skin diseases.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Rheum forrestii has small, white flowers that are clustered together in a dense inflorescence. The seeds are small, brown and glossy. The seedlings are small and have a single cotyledon.
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Rheum forrestii is native to China and can be found in the provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Gansu.
Species in the Rheum genus
Rheum tanguticum, Rheum tataricum, Rheum officinale, Rheum hybridum, Rheum rhaponticum, Rheum palmatum, Rheum rhabarbarum, Rheum tibeticum, Rheum compactum, Rheum australe, Rheum nobile, Rheum altaicum, Rheum lucidum, Rheum macrocarpum, Rheum moorcroftianum, Rheum nanum, Rheum reticulatum, Rheum rhizostachyum, Rheum ribes, Rheum spiciforme, Rheum turkestanicum, Rheum wittrockii, Rheum webbianum, Rheum forrestii, Rheum laciniatum, Rheum globulosum, Rheum hotaoense, Rheum likiangense, Rheum lhasaense, Rheum glabricaule, Rheum acuminatum, Rheum maculatum, Rheum yunnanense, Rheum kialense, Rheum racemiferum, Rheum sublanceolatum, Rheum inopinatum, Rheum pumilum, Rheum delavayi, Rheum subacaule, Rheum uninerve, Rheum rhomboideum, Rheum przewalskyi, Rheum alexandrae,
Species in the Polygonaceae family
Acanthoscyphus parishii, Afrobrunnichia africana, Afrobrunnichia erecta, Antigonon flavescens, Antigonon guatimalense, Antigonon leptopus, Aristocapsa insignis, Atraphaxis intricata, Atraphaxis angustifolia, Atraphaxis aucheri, Atraphaxis avenia, Atraphaxis badghysi, Atraphaxis billardieri, Atraphaxis bracteata, Atraphaxis canescens, Atraphaxis caucasica, Atraphaxis compacta, Atraphaxis daghestanica, Atraphaxis decipiens, Atraphaxis frutescens, Atraphaxis grandiflora, Atraphaxis irtyschensis, Atraphaxis karataviensis, Atraphaxis kopetdagensis, Atraphaxis laetevirens, Atraphaxis macrocarpa, Atraphaxis manshurica, Atraphaxis muschketowii, Atraphaxis pungens, Atraphaxis pyrifolia, Atraphaxis rodinii, Atraphaxis seravschanica, Atraphaxis spinosa, Atraphaxis suaedifolia, Atraphaxis teretifolia, Atraphaxis virgata, Atraphaxis arianum, Atraphaxis atraphaxiforme, Atraphaxis toktogulicum, Brunnichia ovata, Calligonum acanthopterum, Calligonum aciferum, Calligonum aculeatum, Calligonum aequilaterale, Calligonum alaschanicum, Calligonum alatiforme, Calligonum alatum, Calligonum amoenum, Calligonum androssowii, Calligonum aphyllum,
References
The Plant List v1.1 record tro-26002814: Based on the initial data import
Ludwig Diels (1874-1945): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Diels' in the authors string.