Paeonia rockii
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| Paeonia rockii (S.G.Haw & Lauener) T.Hong & J.J.Li
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Paeonia suffruticosa subsp. rockii | |
Rock's peony or Rock's tree peony (Paeonia rockii, also Paeonia suffruticosa subsp. rockii[1]) is a woody species of peony that was named after Joseph Rock. It is one of several species given the vernacular name tree peony, and is native to the mountains of Gansu and adjoining provinces. In Chinese, it is known as "牡丹" (pinyin: mǔdān), and its flower is called "牡丹花" (pinyin: mǔdān huā). It became the unofficial national flower of China following a nationwide referendum in 1994.
Uses
Paeonia rockii is cultivated as an ornamental plant in Asia and the west. Like Paeonia lactiflora, another Chinese peony species, it is used as a herbal remedy in traditional Chinese medicine.[2]
Rockii-hybrids
Tree peony hybrids with Paeonia rockii as one parent are called Rockii-hybrids. In China there are several cultivar groups of these hybrids, called Gansu Mudan and Zhongyuan Mudan, or North-West Chinese cultivar group. The European-grown Suffruticosa Group (Paeonia × suffruticosa) also belongs here.
Notes
- ^ Paeonia suffruticosa (Rockii Peony)
- ^ Halda, Josef J. (2004). The Genus Paeonia. Timber Press. pp. 196–205. ISBN 978-0-88192-612-5.
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