Paeonia officinalis subsp. officinalis

Life-forms

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. Paeonia
Species: Paeonia officinalis
Subspecies: Paeonia officinalis subsp. officinalis
Name

Paeonia officinalis L. subsp. officinalis, autonym
Synonyms

Homotypic
see Paeonia officinalis
Heterotypic
Paeonia hirsuta Mill., Gard. dict. ed. 8: Paeonia no. 4. 1768
Typus: non design.
Paeonia foeminea Garsault, Fig. Pl. Med. 3: t. 435 b. 1764, nom. inval., opus utiq. oppr.
Paeonia officinalis var. feminea L., Sp. Pl. 1: 530 (1753).
Typus: “Paeonia feminea altera C. B. p.”, n° 211. 1. C (lectotype designated by Schmitt, 2003: Clifford Herbarium, BM)
Epitypus: “in pascuis M. Generosi”, vol. 30, No 122 (down) (designated by Schmitt, 2003: Haller Herbarium, P).
Paeonia foemina Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 2 (1768).
Paeonia banatica Rchb., Ic. IV. t. CXXV fig. 4741 c. 1840, nom. illeg.. non Rochel (1828).
Paeonia commutata Wender., Flora, 12 (1): Ergänz. 29 (1829).
Typus: non design.
Paeonia elegans Sabine ex Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck. 370. 1834, pro syn.
Paeonia paradoxa var. fimbriata Sabine, Trans. Hort. Soc. 2: 276. 1817.
Typus: non design.
Paeonia fimbriata (Sabine) B.D.Jacks., Index Kew. 2: 401. 1894.
Paeonia humilis f. fimbriata (Sabine) Stern, Study Gen. Paeonia page? 1946.
Paeonia foemina E.Vilm., Fl. Pleine Terre (ed. 3) 886. 1870.
Paeonia fulgens E.Vilm., Fl. Pleine Terre 648. 1863.
Paeonia fulgida Sabine ex Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck. 370. 1834.
Paeonia lusitanica Tausch, Flora 11(1): 86. 1828, nom. illeg. non Mill. (1768).
Paeonia mollis G.Anderson, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 12(1): 282 (sp. dub.). 1818.
Typus: G.Anderson, Bot. Reg., tab. 474 (1820), neotypus designated by Hong 2010: 229.
Paeonia peregrina Mert. & W.D.J.Koch, Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. 26. 1837, nom. illeg. non Mill. (1768).
Paeonia porrigens Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 752. 1832.
Typus: Reichenbach, Icon. germ. helv. 4: tab. 4744 (1840), neotypus designated by Hong 2010: 228.
Paeonia promiscua Tausch, Flora, 11: 83. 1828
Typus: Reichenbach, Icon. germ. helv. 4: tab. 4742 (1840), neotypus designated by Hong 2010: 228.
Paeonia pubens Sims, Bot. Mag. t. 2264. 1821.
Typus: Sims, Bot. Mag. t. 2264. 1821.
Paeonia pullens Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 97. 1867, sphalm.
Paeonia pallens Sims ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 1000. 1867, sphalm.
Paeonia rosea Host, Fl. Austr. 2: 64. 1831, nom. illeg. non J.St.-Hil. (1809).
Paeonia rotundifolia Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2., 2: 247. 1841.
Paeonia rubra Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2. 2: 247 (1841), nom. inval.
Paeonia sessiliflora Sims, Bot. Mag. t. 2648. 1826.
Typus: Sims, Bot. Mag. t. 2648. 1826.
Paeonia splendens E.Vilm., Fl. Pleine Terre 648. 1863, nom. illeg. non Salm-Dyck (1834).
Paeonia subternata Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck. 367. 1834.
Typus: non design.
Paeonia versicolor W.H.Baxter, Hort. Brit. (Loudon), ed. 3. 653. 1839, nom. nud.
Paeonia villarsii Jord. in Jordan & Fourreau, Icon. Fl. Eur. 3: 37. 1903.
Paeonia lanceolata Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck. 367 (1834).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Middle Europe
Czechoslovakia (introduced), Switzerland.
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Italy, Yugoslavia.
Regional: Eastern Europe
Central European Russia (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
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.
Schmitt, E. 2003. Typification of the Linnean names of the genus Paeonia L. Candollea 58(1): 183–188. PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Paeonia officinalis subsp. officinalis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 2. Reference page.