Paeonia corsica

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. Foliolatae
Species: Paeonia corsica

Name

Paeonia corsica Sieber ex Tausch, Flora 11: 88 (1828).

Typusː Corsica, “monte Cagna ad Porto vecchio in Corsica”, Sieber s.n. (Holotypusː P; isotypusː K)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Paeonia corallina f. corsica (Sieber ex Tausch) Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France, 1: 144 (1893).
- Paeonia corallina var. corsica (Sieber ex Tausch) Coss., Comp. Fl. Atlant. 2: 53 (1887).
- Paeonia officinalis var. corsica (Sieber ex Tausch) Fiori, Fl. Italia 1: 527 (1898).
- Paeonia mascula var. corsica (Sieber ex Tausch) Gürke in K.Richter, Pl. Eur.: 401 (1903).
Heterotypic
- Paeonia corallina var. pubescens Moris, Fl. Sardoa 1: 64, t. 4. 1837.
  - Typus: Corsica: Foret de Perticato, 1822, Soleirol s.n. (Holotype: G).
- Paeonia corallina var. leiocarpa Coss., Notes Pl. Crit. 2: 50 (1850).
  - Typus: Corsica, Mt Cagna, Borioli, 18 July 1849, L. Kralik s.n. (Holotype: P).
  - Paeonia russoi var. leiocarpa (Coss.) Stern, J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 68: 126 (1943).
- Paeonia ovatifolia Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 1: 144 (1893).
- Paeonia russoi var. reverchonii Legrand, Bull. Assoc. Franc. Bot. 2(15): 62 (1899).
  - Typus: Corsica: Serra di Scopamene, near Sartene, 4 June 1879, E. Reverchon 218 (Holotype: P; isotypes: BM, F, G, K, M, P, WU).
- Paeonia glabrescens Jord. in C.T.A.Jordan & J.P.Fourreau, Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 38 (1903).
  - Typus: C.T.A.Jordan & J.P.Fourreau, Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: tab. 323 (1903).
- Paeonia revelieri Jord. in C.T.A.Jordan & J.P.Fourreau, Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 38 (1903).
  - Typus: C.T.A.Jordan & J.P.Fourreau, Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: tab. 322 (1903).
- Paeonia corallina f. hypoleuca Briq., Prodr. Fl. Corse 1: 581 (1910).
  - Typus: Corsica: "Cap Corse: maquis de la Pointe de Golfidoni et du Monte Fornello, versants E. 400–575 m", 27 Apr. 1907, J. Briquet et al. s.n. (Lectotype designated by Hong & Wang (2006: 80): G).
- Paeonia morisii Cesca, Bernardo & N.G.Passal., Webbia 56(2): 229 (2001). Accepted by Camarda (2015).
  - Typus: Sardinia: Nuoro, Gennargentu, Mt D’Iscudu, 1,300 m, 22 June 1996., L. Bernardo & N.G. Passalacqua s.n. (Holotype: CLU; isotypes: FI, PAL, SS).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, Sardegna. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Tausch, I.F. 1828. Bemerkungen über einige Arten der Gattung Paeonia. Flora 11(1, 6): 81–89. 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.
Hong, D.-Y. & Wang, X.Q. 2006. The identity of Paeonia corsica Sieber ex Tausch (Paeoniaceae), with special reference to its relationship with P. mascula (L.) Mill. Feddes Repertorium 117(1–2): 65–84. DOI: 10.1002/fedr.200511081 Reference page.
Camarda, I. 2015. Paeonia sandrae (Paeoniaceae) species nova of Sardinia and relationship with peonies of Corsica and Sicily. Flora Mediterranea 25: 127–136. DOI: 10.7320/FlMedit25.127 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Paeonia corsica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 30. Reference page.