Taxon:  Rheum kialense Franch.



Summary
Genus:
Rheum
Family:
Polygonaceae
Subfamily:
Polygonoideae
Tribe:
Rumiceae
Nomen number:
460653
Place of publication:
Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 1:212.  1895
Verified:
03/12/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Barney, D. L. & K. E. Hummer. 2012. Rhubarb: Botany, horticulture, and genetic resources. Hort. Rev. 4:157, 168.
  2. Sun, Y. et al. 2012. Rapid radiation of Rheum (Polygonaceae) and parallel evolution of morphological traits. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 63:150-158. Note: this study recovered a monophyletic genus, with five clades of unresolved affinities; clade "C" was distant from clade "A" that included those species probably involved in the origin of rhubarb; Rheum kialense was included in clade "C"
  3. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng]

Reference(s)
  1. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Barney, D. L. & K. E. Hummer. 2012. Rhubarb: Botany, horticulture, and genetic resources. Hort. Rev. 4:157, 168.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=460653. Accessed 9 October 2026.