Taxon:  Rheum wittrockii C. E. Lundstr.



Summary
Genus:
Rheum
Family:
Polygonaceae
Subfamily:
Polygonoideae
Tribe:
Rumiceae
Nomen number:
31130
Place of publication:
Acta Horti Berg. 5(3):23.  1914
Verified:
03/10/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Grubov, V. I., ed. 1999-. Plants of Central Asia: plant collections from China and Mongolia (English translation of Rasteniia Tsentral'noĭ Azii).
  2. Kao, T. C. & C. Y. Cheng. 1975. Synopsis of the Chinese Rheum. Acta Phytotax. Sin. 13(3):72.
  3. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  4. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  5. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  6. Ruirui, L. et al. 2010. Uniformity of karyotypes in Rheum (Polygonaceae), a species-rich genus in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and adjacent regions. Caryologia 63:82-90. Note: karyotype formula 44=36m + 8sm
  7. 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 "A" includes the species probably involved in the origin of rhubarb: Rheum palmatum; Rheum wittrockii resolved sister to R. nanum in a well supported group
  8. Wan, D. et al. 2011. Gene duplication and adaptive evolution of the CHS-like genes within the genus Rheum (Polygonaceae). Biochem. Syst. & Ecol. 39:651-659. Note: this study obtained a phylogeny supporting the monophyly of the genus, but poor resolution among studied species including Rheum wittrockii; this species clustered sister to R. nanum, but also in a poorly supported clade
  9. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Transcribed Chinesetian shan da huang  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
  • CHINA: China [Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan

Reference(s)
  1. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  2. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  3. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=31130. Accessed 12 May 2026.