Rheum alexandrae (Rheum alexandrae)
Description
“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: leaves Rheum alexandrae Batalin - a species of plant in the family Knotty ( Polygonaceae Juss.). Occurs naturally in southern China - in western Sichuan , the northwest of Yunnan and eastern Tibet . Rheum species are herbaceous perennials growing from fleshy roots. They have upright growing stems and mostly basal, deciduous leaves growing from short, thick rhizomes. They have persistent or deciduous ocrea. The inflorescences are terminal and panicle-like with pedicels. The hermaphrodite flowers consist of a whitish green to pinkish green, hairless and campanulate (bell-shaped) perianth, composed of six tepals.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Polygonaceae
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Genus: Rheum
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