Rheum acuminatum Hook.f. & Thomson

Plants of China
Polygonaceae
Rheum acuminatum Hooker
Sichuan Province, Xiangcheng Xian: Between Reda and Xi-
angcheng on the Reda side of pass. 29°2’41”E, 99°42’41”N;
3450-3800 m. Remnant Picea-Quercus-Prunus-Salix forest and
adjacent openings and loose stony slopes; mostly intact Quercus
and mixed conifer forests from 3750 m to tree line. Rocky slopes
in open. Infructescences from a basal rosette of several large
leaves.
D. E. Boufford, B. Bartholomew, C. Y. Chen, M. J. Donoghue,
R. H. Ree, H. Sun & S. K. Wu
28937	19 July 1998
Harvard University Herbaria
04412206