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=== Differences with related species === |
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''Paeonia broteri'' is closely related to ''[[Paeonia clusii]]'' and shares the same characters except for the different average numbers of leaflet segments: 11-32 in ''P. broteri'', 23-48 in ''P. clusii'' subsp. ''rhodia'' and 23-96 in ''P. clusii'' subsp. ''clusii''. ''P. broteri'' also looks like the [[Sympatry|sympatric]] ''[[Paeonia coriacea|P. coriacea]]'', but this species can be distinguished by its hairless carpels and wider leaflet segments (2–8 cm). ''[[Paeonia mascula|P. mascula]]'' may also be confused with ''P. broteri'', but this has only ten to eighteen (seldomly upto twenty one) and larger (4½–18 × 3–9 cm) leaflet segments, while its carpels are mostly hairless and if present the hairs are about 2 mm long, whereas the densely hairy carpels of ''P. broteri'' are about 3 mm long.<ref name=HZ>{{cite journal|first1= De-Yuan|last1= Hong|first2= Shi-Liang|last2= Zhou|year= 2003|title= Paeonia (Paeoniaceae) in the Caucasus|journal= Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society|volume= 143|pages= 159–164|url= http://www.paeo.de/h2005/hong_dy/hong_caucasus.pdf|accessdate= 2016-09-30|doi=10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.00173.x}}</ref> |
''Paeonia broteri'' is closely related to ''[[Paeonia clusii]]'' and shares the same characters except for the different average numbers of leaflet segments: 11-32 in ''P. broteri'', 23-48 in ''P. clusii'' subsp. ''rhodia'' and 23-96 in ''P. clusii'' subsp. ''clusii''. ''P. broteri'' also looks like the [[Sympatry|sympatric]] ''[[Paeonia coriacea|P. coriacea]]'', but this species can be distinguished by its hairless carpels and wider leaflet segments (2–8 cm). ''[[Paeonia mascula|P. mascula]]'' may also be confused with ''P. broteri'', but this has only ten to eighteen (seldomly upto twenty one) and larger (4½–18 × 3–9 cm) leaflet segments, while its carpels are mostly hairless and if present the hairs are about 2 mm long, whereas the densely hairy carpels of ''P. broteri'' are about 3 mm long.<ref name=HZ>{{cite journal|first1= De-Yuan|last1= Hong|first2= Shi-Liang|last2= Zhou|year= 2003|title= Paeonia (Paeoniaceae) in the Caucasus|journal= Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society|volume= 143|pages= 159–164|url= http://www.paeo.de/h2005/hong_dy/hong_caucasus.pdf|accessdate= 2016-09-30|doi=10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.00173.x}}</ref> |
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== Distribution == |
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''Paeonia broteri'' naturally occurs in the Portugese areas [[Algarve]], [[Beira Alta Province|Beira Alta]], [[Beira Baixa Province|Beira Baixa]], [[Beira Litoral Province|Beira Litoral]], [[Estremadura]], [[Ribatejo Province|Ribatejo]], and [[Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province|Trás-os-Montes]], and the Spanish provinces and regions [[Province of Albacete|Albacete]], [[Province of Ávila|Ávila]], [[Province of Cádiz|Cádiz]], [[Province of Ciudad Real|Ciudad Real]], [[Province of Granada|Granada]], [[Province of Huelva|Huelva]], [[Province of Jaén (Spain)|Jaén]], [[Community of Madrid|Madrid]], [[Province of Málaga|Málaga]], [[Region of Murcia|Murcia]], [[Province of Salamanca|Salamanca]], [[Province of Toledo|Toledo]] and [[Province of Zamora|Zamora]]. Two specimens claimed to be from Morocco are probably from Spain.<ref name=HZ /> |
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== Ecology == |
== Ecology == |
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Paeonia broteri is a perennial, herbaceous species of peony. It is an endemic species of Spain and Portugal. It bears rose-pink flowers about 12 cm wide and glossy green leaves. It reaches up to 40 centimetres (16 in) in height.[2]
Description
Paeonia broteri is a perennial, herbaceous species that may reach up to 80 cm in height. It has a carrot-shaped rootstock, from which the plant regrows in early in spring, when conditions are best for plant growth in its homerange. Its stems are often tinged purple. Its leaves consist of three sets of mostly three leaflets, which may be deeply incised themselves, resulting in ten to thirty oval or longish oval segments (1½-5 or rarely upto 6½ cm), with a shiny bright green upper surface, and a hairless, distinctly blue-green underside.
Flowers and fruits
The flowers may be up to 15-16 cm in diameter, and have five or six magenta or pinkish magenta petals. Numerous stamens consist of cream-colored to yellowish filaments topped with yellow anthers. There are between one and six (rarely seven) carpels. The fruit consists of follicles, each of which is up to 5 cm high, and is covered in dense felty hairs which persist when fully grown.[3] In its home range, this species has flowers from late March to May,[4] but in The Netherlands flowering occurs in June and early July.[5] This is a diploid species with ten chromosomes (2n=10).[6]
Paeonia broteri is closely related to Paeonia clusii and shares the same characters except for the different average numbers of leaflet segments: 11-32 in P. broteri, 23-48 in P. clusii subsp. rhodia and 23-96 in P. clusii subsp. clusii. P. broteri also looks like the sympatric P. coriacea, but this species can be distinguished by its hairless carpels and wider leaflet segments (2–8 cm). P. mascula may also be confused with P. broteri, but this has only ten to eighteen (seldomly upto twenty one) and larger (4½–18 × 3–9 cm) leaflet segments, while its carpels are mostly hairless and if present the hairs are about 2 mm long, whereas the densely hairy carpels of P. broteri are about 3 mm long.[7]
Distribution
Paeonia broteri naturally occurs in the Portugese areas Algarve, Beira Alta, Beira Baixa, Beira Litoral, Estremadura, Ribatejo, and Trás-os-Montes, and the Spanish provinces and regions Albacete, Ávila, Cádiz, Ciudad Real, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Madrid, Málaga, Murcia, Salamanca, Toledo and Zamora. Two specimens claimed to be from Morocco are probably from Spain.[7]
Ecology
In the wild, P. broteri grows in meadows, pastures and in the undergrowth of pine and oak forests on well-matured soils on limestone. It is also common in rocky places and screes, particularly in humid spots. It grows together with Adonis vernalis, Cytisus reverchonii, Quercus rotundifolia, Pinus nigra, Pinus pinaster, and Polygonatum odoratum.[3] Plants that grow in different regions vary in the number of flowers per plant, in petal size, the number of stamens per flower, and the number of ovules in each carpel. These differences are related to the dominant pollinators, such as honey bees and bumble bees (Bombus terrestris) in the Sierra de Cazorla and smaller halictid bees in the Sierra de Jaén.[8]
References
- ^ "Paeonia broteri Boiss. & Reut". The Plantlist. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ^ Page, Martin (1997). The Gardener's Guide to Growing Peonies. David & Charles. ISBN 0-88192-408-3.
- ^ a b "Paeonia broteroi". Flora Protegida. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ^ "Paeonia broteroi - (Paeoniaceae)". first-nature. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ^ "Paeonia broteroi". PlantenTuin Esveld. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ^ Fernandes, A.; Queirós, M. (1971). "Sur la caryologie de quelques plantes récoltées pendant la III Reunion de Botanique Péninsulaire". Mem. Soc. Brot. 21: 343–385.
- ^ a b Hong, De-Yuan; Zhou, Shi-Liang (2003). "Paeonia (Paeoniaceae) in the Caucasus" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 143: 159–164. doi:10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.00173.x. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ^ Sánchez-Lafuente, Alfonso M. (2002). "Floral variation in the generalist perennial herb Paeonia broteroi (Paeoniaceae): differences between regions with different pollinators and herbivores". American Journal of Botany. 89 (8): 1260–1269. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
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