Rheum rhaponticum information from NPGS/GRIN

United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area
Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)



	GRIN Taxonomy for Plants

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Taxon: Rheum rhaponticum auct.

Synonym of Rheum ×hybridum Murray

Genus: Rheum
Family: Polygonaceae
Nomen number: 404882
Comments:

misapplied to rhubarb
non Rheum rhaponticum L., a wild species

Name verified on: 27-Mar-1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 08-Jan-2007
Species priority site is: National Arctic Plant Genetic Resources Unit (PALM).

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

Economic importance:

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References:

Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3) [= R. rhabarbarum L.].
Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. (Food Feed Crops US)
Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles. (F BritStace)

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Rheum rhaponticum.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Rheum rhaponticum.
Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for Rheum rhaponticum auct.:

ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?404882 (21 November 2009)

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