Paeonia Linn., Sp. Pl. 530. 1753. Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 235. 1754; Hook. f. & Thoms. in Fl. Brit. Ind. 1:30. 1872; Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 5:2431. 1917; Shipchinskii in Komarov, Fl. URSS. 7: 24. 1937; Cullen & Heywood in Tutin et al., Fl. Euron. 1: 243. 1964; Davis, Fl. Turk. 1: 204. 1965; Zohary, Fl. Palest. 1:220. 1966; Riedl in Rech. f., Fl. Iran. 60: 1. 1969.

Herbs, often woody below, with thick roots. Flowers white, pink red or yellow. Petals much exceeding the sepals. Follicle(s) large, quite hard when mature. Seeds endospermic.

Represented in Pakistan by 1 species.

Lower Taxa

• Paeonia emodi Wall. ex Royle
• Paeonia emodi var. emodi
• Paeonia emodi var. glabrata Hook. f. & Thorns.

 

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