Paeonia cathayana

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 cathayana

Name

Paeonia cathayana D.Y.Hong & K.Y.Pan, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 45: 286 (2007).

• Typus: China, Henan: Songxian, Muzhijie Township, Shigunping, Secaogou Village, cultivated by Mr Yang Hui-Fang’s house, 28 Apr. 1997, D.Y. Hong, Y.Z. Ye & Y.X. Feng H97010 (Holotypus: PE; isotypus: MO).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Paeonia yinpingmudan subsp. henanensis B.A.Shen, Lishizhen Medic. Mater. Med. Res. 12: 330 (2001), nom. illeg.

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

• Hong, D.-Y. & Pan, K.Y. 2007. Paeonia cathayana, a new tree peony, with revision of P. suffruticosa subsp. yinpingmudan. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 45(3): 285–288. DOI: :10.1360/aps07043 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 cathayana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 26. Reference page.