''Rumex abyssinicus'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
in the family
Polygonaceae
The Polygonaceae are a family of flowering plants known informally as the knotweed family or smartweed—buckwheat family in the United States. The name is based on the genus ''Polygonum'', and was first used by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1 ...
, native to tropical Africa, including Madagascar.
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Taxonomy
''Rumex abyssinicus'' was first described by Nikolaus von Jacquin
Nikolaus Joseph Freiherr von Jacquin (16 February 172726 October 1817) was a scientist who studied medicine, chemistry and botany.
Biography
Born in Leiden in the Netherlands, he studied medicine at Leiden University, then moved first to Par ...
in 1777.[ ''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'',][ or of '' R. alpestris''.][)
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Flora of Africa
Plants described in 1777
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