Paeonia parnassica

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 parnassica

Name

Paeonia parnassica Tzanoud. in W.T.Stearn & P.H.Davis, Peonies of Greece: 71 (1984).

• Typus; Greece, Phokis Prov., Mt Parnassos, above Agoriani, c. 1,100 m, in Abies forests, 29 May 1974, D. Tzanoudakis 1400 (Holotypus: UPA; isotypes BM, E).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Paeonia parnassica Tzanoud., Cytotax. Study Gen. Paeonia in Greece: 43 (1977), nom. inval.
• Heterotypic
  • Paeonia peregrina var. latifolia Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 98 (1867).
    • Typus: Greece, Mt Parnassos, 1,500 m, 28 June 1854, T.G. Orphanides 445 (Holotype: K; isotypes: G, WU).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Stearn, W.T. & Davis, P.H. 1984. Peonies of Greece. A taxonomic and historical survey of the genus Paeonia in Greece. 133 pp., Goulandris Natural History Museum, Kifissia. ISBN 0-565-00975-3. 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Paeonia parnassica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 13. Reference page.