Rheum rhaponticum, the false rhubarb, rhapontic rhubarb or rhapontic, is a plant species in the genus Rheum found in the wild.[2] It is the only Rheum species found only in Europe, and is now restricted to the Rila mountain range in south-western Bulgaria.[1][3][4] It was introduced to other countries in Europe.[3] It is considered to be one of the parents of the modern culinary rhubarb.[5]
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Rheumrhaponticum, the false rhubarb, rhapontic rhubarb or rhapontic, is a plant species in the genus Rheum found in the wild. It is the only Rheum species...
origin of culinary rhubarb is unknown. The species Rheum rhabarbarum (syn. R. undulatum) and R. rhaponticum were grown in Europe before the 18th century and...
and R. rhaponticum. Modern rhubarb cultivars are tetraploids with 2n = 44, in contrast to 2n=22 for the wild species such as R. rhaponticum. "Rheum rhabarbarum...
leaves of Senna (Cassia angustifolia), and the rhizome of rhubarb (Rheumrhaponticum).[citation needed] Aloe-emodin has not been found in Natal aloes.[citation...
Rheum nobile, the Sikkim rhubarb or noble rhubarb or पदमचाल, is a giant herbaceous plant native to the Himalaya, from northeastern Afghanistan, east through...
species include Rila primrose (Primula deorum) and rhapontic rhubarb (Rheumrhaponticum); taxa restricted to the Balkans include Bulgarian avens (Geum bulgaricum)...
2011. GW Pucher, AJ Wakeman, HB Vickery. "The Organic Acids of Rhubarb (Rheum Hybridum). III. The Behavior of the Organic Acids During Culture of Excised...
contributes to the antibacterial properties of the plant. In Rheum nobile and R. rhaponticum, it serves as a UV blocker found in the bracts. It is also...
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