Paeonia veitchii

Paeonia veitchii

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 veitchii

Name

Paeonia veitchii Lynch, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 46: 2 (1909).

• Typus: China. W. Sichuan: Tatien-lu (Kangding), 8–10,000 ft., E.H. Wilson (for James Veitch & Sons) 3034 (Holotypus: K).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Paeonia anomala subsp. veitchii (Lynch) D.Y.Hong & K.Y.Pan, Novon 11: 317 (2001).

• Heterotypic
  • Paeonia beresowskii Kom., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 2: 5 (1921).
    • Typus:: ‘‘China Occid, Szechuan (Sichuan), Sun-pan-tin (Songpan), Guichua,’’ 9 June 1894, M. Beresowskii s.n. (Lectotype, designated by Hong & Pan, Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 91: 93 (2004): LE).
    • Paeonia veitchii var. beresowskii (Kom.) Schipcz., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 2: 46 (1921).
  • Paeonia veitchii var. purpurea Schipcz., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 2: 46 (1921).
  • Paeonia woodwardii Stapf ex Cox, Pl. Introd. R. Farrer: 43 (1930).
    • Typus: China. Gansu: Zone (Chuoni), R. Farrer 67 (Holotype: E).
    • Paeonia veitchii var. woodwardii (Stapf ex Cox) Stern, J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 68: 130 (1943).
  • Paeonia veitchii var. leiocarpa W.T.Wang & S.H.Wang, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 26: 603 (1979).
    • Typus: China. Sichuan: Jinchuan, Kasa Township, Yinchanggou, forests by stream, 2700 m, 26 Apr. 1958, X. Li 77248 (Holotype: PE).
  • Paeonia veitchii var. uniflora K.Y.Pan, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 26: 603 (1979).
    • Typus: China. Sichuan: Gaze, Xiongjiling, 3600 m, mtn. summit, bushes, 18 June 1974, Qinghai-Xizang Exped. Veget. Group 034 (Holotype: PE).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Lynch, R.I. 1909. New or Noteworthy Plants. Paeonia veitchii n. sp. The Gardeners’ Chronicle, ser. 3, 46: 2. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hong, D.-Y. & Pan, K.Y. 2004. A taxonomic revision of the Paeonia anomala complex (Paeoniaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 91(1): 87–98. JSTOR PDF BHL Reference page. 
• Hong, D.-Y., Pan, K.Y. & Turland, N.J. 1997. Paeonia anomala subsp. veitchii (Paeoniaceae), a New Combination. Novon 11(3): 315–318. JSTOR BHL HTML. Reference page. 
• Hong, D.-Y., Pan, K.Y. & Turland, N.J. 2001. Paeoniaceae. Pp. 127–132 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 6: Caryophyllaceae through Lardizabalaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 1-930723-05-9. efloras PDF 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.  (!132–133}}

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Paeonia veitchii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 December 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Paeonia veitchii. Published online. Accessed: December 30 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Paeonia veitchii. Accessed: 30 December 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Paeonia veitchii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 December 2024.
• Burkhardt's Web Project Paeonia. Accessed 2009 May 25.

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