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Rheum rhaponticum
Also called Rhubarb
Rheum rhaponticum, 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 found only in Europe, and is now restricted to the Rila mountain range in south-western Bulgaria. It was introduced to other countries in Europe. It is considered to be one of the parents of the modern culinary rhubarb.
Hyperoside, the 3-O-galactoside of quercetin, can be found in the bracts of R. rhaponticum, where it may serve as a UV blocker. It also contains the hydroxystilbenes rhaponticin and desoxyrhaponticin.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rheum rhaponticum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
