Rheum ribes L.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Rheum

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems are solid and warty. The leaf stalks are rough. The leaf blade is 30-50 cm long by 25-40 cm wide. They are heart shaped.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry gorges among rocks, at elevations from 2,300-2,700 metres. Clayey slopes and ravines in the subalpine zone..
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It is a temperate plant. In Pakistan it grows between 1,000-4,000 m altitude.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-3
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The leaf stalks are used as a vegetable. They are made into pies and preserves. They have the favour of currants. The outer part of the stem is removed and then eaten raw. The leaves are used for sarma in Turkey. They are rolled around a filling of rice or minced meat. The root is used as a hot drink.
Uses medicinal
Edible flowers leaves roots seeds stems
Therapeutic use Laxative (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Tumor(Spleen) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Rheum ribes world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Lebanon, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:696789-1
WFO ID wfo-0001101668
COL ID 4S6C5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Rheum ribes