Paeonia rockii

Paeonia rockii subsp. rockii

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 rockii
Subspecies: P. r. subsp. atava – P. r. subsp. rockii

Name

Paeonia rockii (S.G.Haw & Lauener) T.Hong & J.J.Li ex D.Y.Hong, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 36: 539 (1998).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Paeonia suffruticosa subsp. rockii S.G.Haw & Lauener, Edinburgh J. Bot. 47(3): 279 (1990).
    • Typus: China, Kansu [Gansu]: "probably near Wutu (Wudu), (Farrer s Chieh Jo)", [probably Apr. 1914)], R.J. Farrer no 8(?) (Holotypus: E; photo PE).
• Homotypic
  • Paeonia rockii (S.G.Haw & Lauener) T.Hong & J.J.Li, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 12(3): 227 (1992), comb. inval.

Hybrids

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

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Hong, D.-Y. 1998. Paeonia rockii and Its One New Subspecies from Mt. Taibai, Shaanxi of China. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 36(6): 538–543. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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 rockii 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. 

Vernacular names

suomi: Kiinanpensaspioni

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