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Rheum compactum

Rheum compactum L.
Rheum compactum
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Rheum compactum L., a member of the Polygonaceae family, is a plant species native to several regions in northern and central Asia. It was first described in 1762 and is found in areas such as Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Mongolia, Primorye, Tuva, Xinjiang, and Yakutskiya.

Description

Rheum compactum L. is a species of the genus Rheum, which belongs to the plant family Polygonaceae, commonly known as the buckwheat family. This species is distributed across a wide range of regions in Asia, including Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Mongolia, Primorye, Tuva, Xinjiang, and Yakutskiya. It was first published in 1762 by Carl Linnaeus.

Distribution

NO · Altay · Amur · Buryatiya · Chita · Irkutsk · Kamchatka · Kazakhstan · Khabarovsk · Krasnoyarsk · Magadan · Mongolia · Primorye · Tuva · Xinjiang · Yakutskiya

Synonyms

Rheum orientaleRheum nutans

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