37. AN interesting note about this plant, the translucent bracts that go over the flowers let visible light through, but not UV radiation. t. 19. However, little information is available on how such specialized plants cope with the elevational increase in stress. Don't already have an Oxford Academic account? Today, 2/15/2013, I noticed two baby Noble Rhubarbs had germinated. GBP £20.00 Rheum nobile J. D. Hooker & Thomson, Ill. Himal. 1855. Too many species: morphometrics, molecular phylogenetics and genome structure of a Brazilian species complex in Yunnan Key Laboratory for Integrative Conservation of Plant Species with Extremely Small Populations, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesSpecialized bracts of Himalayan ‘glasshouse’ plants are well known for adapting to diverse stresses in alpine environments, thus ensuring normal sexual reproduction. EUR €27.00 It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwideThis PDF is available to Subscribers Onlyhttps://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boaa005Bo Song, Yongqian Gao, Jürg Stöcklin, Minshu Song, Lu Sun, Hang Sun, Ultraviolet screening increases with elevation in translucent bracts of https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model Disparity between morphology and genetics in University of Chinese Academy of SciencesOxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It appears to have survived the move, but we won't really know if it is happy in the new location until it has survived a winter there.Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwaterI have literal swarms of honey bees yearly. 8 cm in diam. It is an extraordinary species of rhubarb. Roots and rhizomes stout, ca. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the Davesgarden.com The noble rhubarb (Or as it is called in the Himalayas, chuka) is a giant perennial grown as a vegetable. I use ... 8 members have or want this plant for trade.rbs in November 2012. To purchase short term access, please sign in to your Oxford Academic account above. Phylogeographical and cytogeographical history of Rheum nobile in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Pl. Rheum nobile, the Sikkim rhubarb or noble rhubarb or पदमचाल, is a giant herbaceous plant native to the Himalaya, from northeastern Afghanistan, east through northern Pakistan and India, Nepal, Sikkim (in India), Bhutan, and Tibet to Myanmar, occurring in the alpine zone at 4000–4800 m altitude. Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesMost users should sign in with their email address. A flowering plant of Rheum nobile in Huluhai, Yunnan, south-west China. This article is also available for rental through DeepDyve. Figure S2. THIS LISTING IS FOR 3 SEEDS OF RHEUM NOBILE Sikkim rhubarb is a giant herbaceous plant native to the Himalayas. Crop wild phylorelatives (CWPs): phylogenetic distance, cytogenetic compatibility and breeding system data enable estimation of crop wild relative gene pool classification They really compleate a ... Rheum nobile – Hardy to -17 Native to the Himalaya growing at over 4000 metres above sea level, this unusual member of the rhubarb family grows strange white leaves that create a greenhouse effect to protect it’s flowers from the cold elements. Vernacular names [ … You do not currently have access to this article.

Sowed the seed in December 2012 and put it in a ziploc bag in the refrigerator. This creates a greenhouse effect that protects the flowers from intense cold! The Alaska Rock Garden Society collected a small amount of seed from Big Snow Mountain in Yunnan in 2000. Browse pictures and read growth / cultivation information about Rheum Species, Noble Rhubarb, Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile) supplied by member gardeners in the PlantFiles database at Dave's Garden.