Rheum palmatum Linnaeus , Systema Naturae , ed. 10, 2 : 1010. 1759 Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part R) Jarvis, Charlie L. Linnaeus 1759 Magnoliopsida Polygonaceae Rheum Plantae Polygonales Tracheophyta species palmatum      Rheum palmatumLinnaeus,  Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1010. 1759.  ["Habitat in China ad murum. a. Dav. Gortero."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 531 (1762). RCN: 2928.  Type not designated.  Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 520.3 ( LINN). 2611571523 LINN 520.3