Rheum officinale | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Genus: | Rheum |
Species: | R. officinale
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Binomial name | |
Rheum officinale |
Rheum officinale, the Chinese rhubarb,[3][4] or Indian rhubarb[4] is a rhubarb from the family Polygonaceae native to China.[5] In Chinese it is called yào yòng dà huáng (Chinese: 药用大黄), literally meaning medicinal rhubarb.[5]