Paeonia officinalis

Paeonia officinalis subsp. officinalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Saxifragales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Paeoniaceae
Genus: Paeonia
Sectio: P. sect. Paeonia
Subsectio: P. subsect. Paeonia
Species: Paeonia officinalis
Subspecies: P. o. subsp. banatica – P. o. subsp. huthii – P. o. subsp. italica – P. o. subsp. microcarpa – P. o. subsp. officinalis

Name

Paeonia officinalis L., Sp. Pl. 1: 530 (1753).

• Typus: Herbarium Linnaeanum N° 692.1 (LINN) (Lectotype designated by Schmitt 2003)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Moutan officinalis (L.) Lindl. & Paxton, Paxton's Fl. Gard. 1: 162 (1850).
  • Paeonia nemoralis Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 375 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Paeonia peregrina var. officinalis (L.) Huth, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 14: 270 (1891).
  • Paeonia peregrina proles officinalis (L.) Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 1: 146 (1893).

Notes

• Paeonia officinalis Gouan (1765) = Paeonia officinalis subsp. microcarpa (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman
• Paeonia officinalis Thunb. (1784) = Paeonia lactiflora Pall.
• Paeonia officinalis Falk (1785) = Paeonia intermedia C.A.Mey. ex Ledeb.
• Paeonia officinalis Lour. (1790) = Paeonia lactiflora Pall.
• Paeonia officinalis Pall. (1815) = Paeonia mascula Mill.
• Paeonia officinalis Hayne (1817) = ?

Hybrids

P. × festiva

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Czechoslovakia (introduced), Hungary, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Portugal, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Central European Russia (introduced). Continental: Northern America Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Vermont (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 530. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Schmitt, E. 2003. Typification of the Linnean names of the genus Paeonia L. Candollea 58(1): 183–188. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Paeonia officinalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Aug 23. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Paeonia officinalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

català: Peònia de muntanya
čeština: pivoňka lékařská
dansk: Bonderose
Deutsch: Gemeine Pfingstrose
English: common peony
suomi: Vuoripioni
italiano: Peonia selvatica
русский: Пион лекарственный
slovenčina: pivonka lekárska
svenska: Bergpion
Türkçe: Adi şakayık

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