Paeonia qiui

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. Moutan
Subsectio: P. subsect. Vaginatae
Species: Paeonia qiui

Name

Paeonia qiui Y.L.Pei & D.Y.Hong, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 33: 91 (1995).

• Typus: China: Hubei, Shennongjia, Songbai (Sunbai) Town, alt. 1650–2010 m, 1988-04-05, J.Z. Qiu PB88034 (Holotypus: PE).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Paeonia suffruticosa var. qiui (Y.L.Pei & D.Y.Hong) Halda, Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 4(2): 31 (1997).
• Heterotypic
  • Paeonia ridleyi Z.L.Dai & T.Hong, Bull. Bot. Res. 17(1): 1. Fig. l (p. 4) (1997).
    • Typus: China, Hubei: Baokang Co., Laoyashan, Chongchongya (Changchongya), 1,400 m, 3 May 1994, Z.L. Dai 94053 (Holotypus: Baokang Forestry Research Institute, Hubei; photo PE)

Hybrids

• Paeonia × baokangensis Z.L.Dai & T.Hong

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central (Hubei), China Southeast (Henan). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pei, Y.L. & Hong, D.-Y. 1995. Paeonia qiui – a new woody species of Paeonia from Hubei. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 33(1): 91–93. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hong, D.-Y. & Pan, K.Y. 1999. A revision of the Paeonia suffruticosa complex (Paeoniaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 19(2): 289–299. DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1999.tb01115.x Reference page. 
• Hong, D.-Y. 2010. Peonies of the world. Taxonomy and phytogeography. 302 pp., Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-392-5. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Paeonia qiui in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 13. Reference page.