Paeonia wendelboi

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 wendelboi

Name

Paeonia wendelboi Rukšāns & Zetterl., Alpine Gardener 82: 236 (2014).

• Typus: Iran: Azerbaijan: Asalem to Khalkhal after pass near Khalkhal, 2,000m, May 5, 1978. P. Wendelbo & M. Assadi 27809 (Holotypus: GB; isotypus: TARI).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Iran. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rukšāns, J. & Zetterlund, H. 2014. An Iranian peony to honour Per Wendelbo. Alpine Gardener 82(2): 230–237. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Assadi, M. 2016. A taxonomic revision of the genus Paeonia (Paeoniaceae) in Iran. Iranian Journal of Botany 22(2): 75–78. SID Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Paeonia wendelboi in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 14. Reference page.