Pan India Bouquets

Rheum webbianum Royle

Family : Polygonaceae
(Buckwheat Family)
Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
Synonym(s) : Rheum emodi Wall.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rheum webbianum Royle
Common name : Indian Rhubarb, Gilgiti rhubarb, Small Himalayan rhubarb
Vernacular name : Hind-revand-chini, Archa, Atis (Hindi); Ladakirevanda-chini (Marathi); Amlaparni, Revat-chini (Sanskrit); Ravand chini (Urdu)
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Grows on slopes; 2000 - 4500 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Root is purgative and leaf stalk is used as rhubarb.
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Pakistan to South-West Tibet and West Nepal
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 209
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Rheum webbianum. Downloaded on 2 July 2022.