Details for: PI 666030, Rheum ×rhabarbarum L., 'McDonald'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Rheum ×rhabarbarum L.
Cultivar:
'McDonald'
Origin:
Developed – Ontario, Canada
Received by NPGS:
03 Apr 2001
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Rhizome
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Rheum ×rhabarbarum L.
Cultivar:
'McDonald'
Origin:
Developed – Ontario, Canada
Received by NPGS:
03 Apr 2001
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Rhizome
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
PRE 1977.
Ontario, Canada
Comment: Source: MacDonald College, Ontario, Canada
Donated
NEAR April 1977.
Ontario, Canada
Comment: Obtained from MacDonald College, Ontario, Canada
NEAR March 1987.
Michigan, United States
Comment: Krieger Wholesale Nursery, MI, donates to D. Marshall, MSU
Donor(s):
NEAR 28 April 1999.
Washington, United States
Comment: D. Marshall, MSU, donates to B. Hellier, WSU
Donor(s):
NEAR 03 April 2001.
Washington, United States
Comment: B. Hellier transferred from Pullman, WA to Palmer, AK
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'McDonald'
Type: Cultivar name

MSU 11
Type: Donor identifier

AG 1247
Type: Site identifier

RB 53
Type: Site identifier

CRHE 53
Type: Inventory

Narrative
Rheum ×rhabarbarum L.
Genus:
Rheum
Family:
Polygonaceae
Subfamily:
Polygonoideae
Tribe:
Rumiceae
Nomen number:

404883
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:372. 1753, pro sp.
Comment:
  • parentage unknown
  • non Rheum rhabarbarum auct E. Asian (= R. undulatum L.)
Verified:
05/15/2012 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Rheum ×cultorum Thorsrud & Reisaeter, nom. nud.
Rheum ×hybridum Murray
Rheum ×hybridum Murray var. hybridum

Invalid Designation(s)
Rheum rhaponticum auct.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishgarden rhubarb  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Englishpieplant as Rheum ×cultorum1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Rheum ×cultorum Thorsrud & Reis.
Englishrhubarb  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchrhubarbe as Rheum rhaponticum2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Rheum rhaponticum L.
Germankrauser Rhabarber  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Germanösterreichischer Rhabarber  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Italianrabarbaro  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Italianrabarbaro commune  2Galasso, G. 2011. Review of Polygonaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
Portugueseruibarbo as Rheum rhaponticum2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Rheum rhaponticum L.
Spanishruibarbo as Rheum rhaponticum2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Rheum rhaponticum L.
Spanishwineplant  2FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Swedishrabarber as Rheum ×hybridum2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Koreandaehwang  2Hoang, H.-D. et al. 1997. Additional notes to the checklist of Korean cultivated plants (5). Consolidated summary and indexes. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 44:370.
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 15 May 2012, from Rheum ×hybridum Murray to Rheum ×rhabarbarum L.
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 07 Jun 2011, from Rheum rhabarbarum auct. E. Asian to Rheum ×hybridum Murray
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