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Rumex abyssinicus

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Rumex abyssinicus
Growing near Gondar, Ethiopia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Rumex
Species:
R. abyssinicus
Binomial name
Rumex abyssinicus
Jacq.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Acetosa abyssinica (Jacq.) Á.Löve & B.M.Kapoor
  • Rumex arifolius L.f., non All.
  • Rumex schimperi Meisn.

Rumex abyssinicus is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to tropical Africa, including Madagascar.[1]

Taxonomy

Rumex abyssinicus was first described by Nikolaus von Jacquin in 1777.[2] R. arifolius L.f. is a synonym of this species. (R. arifolius All. is a different species, regarded as either a synonym of R. hispanicus,[3] or of R. alpestris.[4])

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rumex abyssinicus Jacq.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-03-12
  2. ^ "Plant Name Details for Rumex abyssinicus Jacq.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2019-03-12
  3. ^ "Rumex hispanicus C.C.Gmel.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-03-11
  4. ^ "Rumex arifolius All.", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2019-03-11