Published December 31, 2007 | Version v1
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Rheum rhabarbarum Linnaeus 1753

  • 1. Department of Botany, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, UK

Description

Rheum rhabarbarum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 372. 1753.

"Habitat in China ad murum & in Sibiria." RCN: 2927.

Lectotype (Jonsell & Jarvis in Nordic J. Bot. 14: 154. 1994): Herb. Linn. No. 520.2 (LINN).

Current name: Rheum rhabarbarum L. (Polygonaceae).

Notes

Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part R), pp. 785-805 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 792, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.291971

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
LINN
Family
Polygonaceae
Genus
Rheum
Kingdom
Plantae
Material sample ID
520.2
Order
Polygonales
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Scientific name authorship
Linnaeus
Species
rhabarbarum
Taxon rank
species
Type status
lectotype
Taxonomic concept label
Rheum rhabarbarum Linnaeus, 1753 sec. Jarvis, 2007