Genus Rheum L.


Summary
Genus number:
10379
Last updated:
1 April 2011
Family:
Polygonaceae
Subfamily:
Polygonoideae
Tribe:
Rumiceae
Common name(s):

rhubarb
Accession count:

324 (98  active, 56  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
all accepted species are in GRIN


Synonyms

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References:
  1. Sun, Y. et al. 2012. Rapid radiation of Rheum (Polygonaceae) and parallel evolution of morphological traits. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 63:150-158.
  2. Wang, A.-I. et al. 2005. Molecular phylogeny, recent radiation and evolution of gross morphology of the rhubarb genus Rheum (Polygonaceae) inferred from chloroplast DNA trnL-F sequences. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 96:489-498.
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/taxonomygenus?id=10379. Accessed 15 April 2026.