Sichuan: Xiangcheng Xian.
Crest of ridge along summit of Wuming Shan (dividing line between Daocheng and Xiangcheng Xian).
Alpine meadows, dwarf Rhododendron scrub and rock fields.
29°8'46"N,
100°2'18"E;
4700 m.
In moss and grassy areas at base of rocky slope.Inflorescence dark red with greenish at tip. Initially identified as Rheum forrestii Diels. Synonyms: Aconogonon hookeri (Meisn.) H. Hara, Fl. E. Himalaya 631. 1966); Persicaria acaulis Gross, Bull. Géogr. Bot. 23: 28 (1913); Persicaria hookeri (Meisn.) Ronse Decr., Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 98(4): 367 (1988); Polygonum hookeri Meisn., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 5, 6: 352 (1866).
David E. Boufford, Bruce Bartholomew, Wenyun CHEN, Michael J. Donoghue, Richard H. Ree, Hang SUN & Sugong WU (S. K. WU)
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