Paeonia californica

Paeonia californica

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. Onaepia
Species: Paeonia californica

Name

Paeonia californica Nutt. in J.Torrey & A.Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 41 (1838).

• Typus: USA, California, near St. Barbara, Nuttall s.n (Lectotype designated by Hong 2010: 103: K; isolectotvpe BM).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Paeonia brownii var. californica (Nutt.) Lynch, J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 12: 433 (1890).
  • Paeonia brownii subsp. californica (Nutt.) Abrams, Ill. Fl. Pacific States 2: 175 (1944).
  • Paeonia brownii subsp. californica (Nutt.) Halda, Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 4(2): 32 (1997), comb. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest (Baja California). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Torrey, J. & Gray, A. 1838–1840. A Flora of North America containing abridged Descriptions of all the known indigenous and naturalized Plants growing North of Mexico; arranged according to the Natural System, Vol. 1. 740 pp. Wiley & Putnam, New-York. BHL 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 californica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 25. Reference page. 

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