Rheum rhabarbarum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 372. 1753.

"Habitat in China ad murum & in Sibiria." RCN: 2927.

Lectotype (Jonsell & Jarvis in Nordic J. Bot. 14: 154. 1994): Herb. Linn. No. 520.2 (LINN) .

Current name: Rheum rhabarbarum L. ( Polygonaceae).