Kingdom Plantae Family Polygonaceae Scientific name Rheum rhaponticum Rank Species | Order Caryophyllales Genus Rheum Higher classification Rhubarb | |
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Similar Rhubarb, Rheum palmatum, Polygonaceae, Rheum officinale, Rheum undulatum | ||
Rheum rhaponticum, the false rhubarb, rhapontic rhubarb or rhapontic, is a plant species found in the wild in the genus Rheum.
Hyperoside, the 3-O-galactoside of quercetin, can be found in R. rhaponticum, where it serves as a UV blocker found in the bracts. It also contains the hydroxystilbenes rhaponticin and desoxyrhaponticin.
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