Paeonia ludlowii

Paeonia ludlowii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Paeoniaceae
Genus: Paeonia
Species:
P. ludlowii
Binomial name
Paeonia ludlowii
Synonyms
  • P. lutea var. ludlowii
  • P. delavayi ssp. ludlowii [1]

Paeonia ludlowii is a deciduous shrub of medium height, belonging to the tree peony section Moutan of the genus Paeonia, and endemic to southeast Tibet. In Tibet it is known as ≠'lumaidao' meaning "God's flower". The vernacular name in Chinese is 大花黄牡丹 (da hua huang mu dan) meaning "big yellow-flowered peony". In English it is sometimes called Tibetan tree peony or Ludlow's tree peony.[2] It has pure yellow, slightly nodding, bowl-shaped flowers, and large, twice compounded, light green leaves.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Paeonia ludlowii". the Plantlist. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  2. ^ "Paeonia ludlowii (S) | Ludlow's tree peony Shrubs/RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  3. ^ "Paeonia ludlowii". Tropical Britain. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  4. ^ "Paeonia ludlowii". Flora of China. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  5. ^ Hong, De-yuan (1997). "Paeonia (Paeoniaceae) in Xizang (Tibet)". Novon. 7 (2): 156–161. doi:10.2307/3392188. JSTOR 3392188. Retrieved 2016-04-25.