''Rumex abyssinicus'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of 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 the appropriate s ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
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 1789 ...
, native to tropical Africa, including Madagascar.
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Taxonomy
''Rumex abyssinicus'' was first described by Nikolaus von Jacquin 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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