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Paeonia officinalis

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Internal ID UUID6440021042e4a527385646
Scientific name Paeonia officinalis
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 530 (1753)

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Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Moutan officinalis (L.) Lindl. & Paxton Paxton's Fl. Gard. 1: 162 (1850)
Paeonia fulgens hort. ex E.Vilm. Fl. Pleine Terre : 648 (1863)
Paeonia foemina Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 2 (1768)
Paeonia fulgida Sabine ex Salm-Dyck Hort. Dyck. : 370 (1834)
Paeonia hirsuta Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 4 (1768)
Paeonia lanceolata Salm-Dyck Hort. Dyck. : 367 (1834)
Paeonia fimbriata Sabine Trans. Hort. Soc. London 2: 276. 1817
Paeonia baxteri Sabine ex Salm-Dyck Hort. Dyck. : 370 (1834)
Paeonia elegans Sabine ex Salm-Dyck Hort. Dyck. : 370 (1834)
Paeonia festiva Tausch Flora 11: 84 (1828)
Paeonia commutata Wender. Flora 12(1 Erg.): 29 (1829)
Paeonia subternata Salm-Dyck Hort. Dyck. : 367 (1834)
Paeonia splendens hort. ex E.Vilm. Fl. Pleine Terre : 648 (1863)
Paeonia versicolor hort. ex W.H.Baxter Hort. Brit. , ed. 3: 653 (1839)
Paeonia sessiliflora Sims Bot. Mag. 52: t. 2648 (1826)
Paeonia mollis G.Anderson Trans. Linn. Soc. London 12: 282 (1818)
Paeonia nemoralis Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 375 (1796)
Paeonia rubra hort. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 247 (1841)
Paeonia porrigens Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2: 752 (1832)
Paeonia promiscua Tausch Flora 11: 83 (1828)
Paeonia pubens Sims Bot. Mag. 48: t. 2264 (1821)
Paeonia barrii Lynch J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 12: 442. 1890 (1890)
Paeonia officinalis var. feminea L. Sp. Pl. 530. 1753
Paeonia feminea (L.) Desf. Tabl. École Bot. 126. 1804 (1804)
Paeonia officinalis var. hirsuta (Mill.) Martyn Gard. Dict. ed. 9 2(1): n.° 2. 1807
Paeonia paradoxa var. fimbriata Sabine Trans. Hort. Soc. London 2: 276 (1817)
Paeonia peregrina var. officinalis (L.) Huth Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 14: 270. 1891
Paeonia peregrina f. officinalis (L.) Rouy & Foucaud Fl. France 1: 146 1893
Paeonia officinalis var. albicans Sabine Trans. Hort. Soc. London 2: 275. 1817
Paeonia officinalis var. canescens Sabine Trans. Hort. Soc. London 2: 275. 1817
Paeonia officinalis var. rubra Sabine Trans. Hort. Soc. London 2: 274. 1817
Paeonia officinalis var. anemoniflora Hook. Icon. Filic. 1(2): t. nostr. 3175. 1832

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Language Common/alternative name
English common peony
English garden peony
Arabic بوبي
Arabic عود الريح
Arabic فاونيا أنثى
Arabic ورد الحمير
Arabic عود فاوانيا
Arabic عود الصليب
Azerbaijani dərman pionu
azb درمان پیونو
Catalan paeònia
Catalan peonía
Catalan peònia de muntanya
Czech pivoňka lékařská
Welsh rhosyn-y-mynydd y gerddi
Danish bonderose
German echte pfingstrose
German gemeine pfingstrose
German bauernpfingstrose
German garten-pfingstrose
Esperanto ordinara peonio
Estonian varajane pojeng
Finnish vuoripioni
French pivoine officinale
Galician peonia
Croatian božur
Upper Sorbian zahrodna swjatkownička
Upper Sorbian wićowa róža
Upper Sorbian pumplróža
Upper Sorbian pumpawa
Upper Sorbian piwonja
Upper Sorbian boblink
Hungarian kerti bazsarózsa
Hungarian piros bazsarózsa
Italian peonia selvatica
Cornish rosen menydh
Cornish ros menydh
Lithuanian pinavija
Lithuanian vaistinis bijūnas
Malayalam പിയോണിയ ഒഫിഷിനാലിസ്
Norwegian Bokmål klosterpion
Dutch boerenpioen
Polish piwonia lekarska
Russian Пион лекарственный
Russian пион лекарственный
Slovak pivonka lekárska
Slovenian navadna potonika
Swedish bergpion
Turkish avrupa şakayığı
Turkish adi şakayık
Uzbek sallagul
Uzbek pion
Chinese 荷兰芍药
Chinese 药用芍药
Chinese 荷蘭芍藥

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Name Authority First published in
Paeonia officinalis subsp. banatica (Rochel) Soó Növényföldajz : 146 (1945)
Paeonia officinalis subsp. huthii Soldano Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civico Storia Nat. Milano 133: 114 (1992 publ. 1993)
Paeonia officinalis subsp. italica N.G.Passal. & Bernardo Webbia 59: 250 (2004)
Paeonia officinalis subsp. microcarpa Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. : 22 (1878)
Paeonia officinalis subsp. officinalis Unknown

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20°C x 3 months or longer until a 4 cm radicle appears, then 4°C x 3 months, leaf appears while chilled or in next 20°C cycle

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Central European Russia
      • East European Russia
    • Middle Europe
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Hungary
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Great Britain
      • Ireland
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Spain

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000480634
UNII S3Q2X90SUF
Canadensys 7085
USDA Plants PAOF2
Tropicos 27101968
INPN 112042
Flora of Italy 1221
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:711836-1
The Plant List kew-2561028
Missouri Botanical Garden 286230
PFAF Paeonia officinalis
Open Tree Of Life 1025132
Observations.org 136402
NCBI Taxonomy 69717
NBN Atlas NHMSYS0000461446
Nature Serve 2.145718
IUCN Red List 162001
IPNI 711836-1
iNaturalist 128167
GBIF 3083488
Freebase /m/059__59
EPPO PAOOF
EOL 486255
Elurikkus 6074
USDA GRIN 26329
Wikipedia Paeonia_officinalis

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Phytochemical Analysis, Biological Activities, and Molecular Docking Studies of Root Extracts from Paeonia Species in Serbia Batinić P, Jovanović A, Stojković D, Zengin G, Cvijetić I, Gašić U, Čutović N, Pešić MB, Milinčić DD, Carević T, Marinković A, Bugarski B, Marković T Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 17-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11054981
doi:10.3390/ph17040518
PMID:38675478
Widely targeted metabolomics reveals differences in metabolites of Paeonia lactiflora cultivars Li Y, Tian Y, Zhou X, Guo X, Ya H, Li S, Yu X, Yuan C, Gao K PLoS One 16-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11020836
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0298194
PMID:38625916
Bio-mordants: a review Benli H Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 23-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10948525
doi:10.1007/s11356-024-32174-8
PMID:38396176
Plant-Origin Components: New Players to Combat Antibiotic Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae Luna-Pineda VM, Rodríguez-Martínez G, Salazar-García M, Romo-Castillo M Int J Mol Sci 10-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10888558
doi:10.3390/ijms25042134
PMID:38396811
Spatial variability in herbaceous plant phenology is mostly explained by variability in temperature but also by photoperiod and functional traits Rauschkolb R, Bucher SF, Hensen I, Ahrends A, Fernández-Pascual E, Heubach K, Jakubka D, Jiménez-Alfaro B, König A, Koubek T, Kehl A, Khuroo AA, Lindstädter A, Shafee F, Mašková T, Platonova E, Panico P, Plos C, Primack R, Rosche C, Shah MA, Sporbert M, Stevens AD, Tarquini F, Tielbörger K, Träger S, Vange V, Weigelt P, Bonn A, Freiberg M, Knickmann B, Nordt B, Wirth C, Römermann C Int J Biometeorol 29-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10963576
doi:10.1007/s00484-024-02621-9
PMID:38285109
The genus Rachicladosporium: introducing new species from sooty mould communities and excluding cold adapted species Piątek M, Stryjak-Bogacka M, Czachura P, Owczarek-Kościelniak M Sci Rep 21-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10739867
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-49696-9
PMID:38129458
Therapeutic mechanism of Liangxue-Guyuan-Yishen decoction on intestinal stem cells and tight junction proteins in gastrointestinal acute radiation syndrome rats Yan Z, Yin B, Wang Y, Ni Z, Feng J, Yang Q, Li X, Zhu H, Dou Y J Radiat Res 11-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10665307
doi:10.1093/jrr/rrad065
PMID:37697698
A Pharmacokinetic Study of Sixteen Major Bioactive Components of Jinshui-Huanxian Granules in Pulmonary Fibrosis Model and Control Rats Using Orbitrap Fusion Mass Spectrometry Zhang W, Wan Y, Sun S, Xie Y, Zhao D, Li B, Li J, Tian Y, Feng S Molecules 07-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10534582
doi:10.3390/molecules28186492
PMID:37764268
Paeonia peregrina Mill Petals as a New Source of Biologically Active Compounds: Chemical Characterization and Skin Regeneration Effects of the Extracts Marković T, Čutović N, Carević T, Gašić U, Stojković D, Xue J, Jovanović A Int J Mol Sci 21-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10380736
doi:10.3390/ijms241411764
PMID:37511520
Plant Extracts as a Source of Natural Products with Potential Antimalarial Effects: An Update from 2018 to 2022 Ribeiro GD, Rei Yan SL, Palmisano G, Wrenger C Pharmaceutics 01-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10300920
doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics15061638
PMID:37376086
Author Correction: In vitro protective effects of Paeonia officinalis var. mascula callus extract on human keratinocytes Letsiou S, Bakea A, Holefors A, Rembiesa J, Spanidi E, Gardikis K Sci Rep 19-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10199046
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-34609-7
PMID:37208384
Use of Integrative, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine in Children with Epilepsy: A Global Scoping Review Zhu Z, Dluzynski D, Hammad N, Pugalenthi D, Walser SA, Mittal R, Samanta D, Brown ML, Asadi-Pooya AA, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Spalice A, Capponi M, Lekoubou A, Kumar A, Paudel S, Carney PR, Mainali G, Naik S Children (Basel) 12-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10136598
doi:10.3390/children10040713
PMID:37189961
Chemical Profile and Skin-Beneficial Activities of the Petal Extracts of Paeonia tenuifolia L. from Serbia Čutović N, Marković T, Kostić M, Gašić U, Prijić Ž, Ren X, Lukić M, Bugarski B Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 11-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9787298
doi:10.3390/ph15121537
PMID:36558988
Bioassay-Guided Fractionation with Antimalarial and Antimicrobial Activities of Paeonia officinalis Samy MN, Mahmoud BK, Shady NH, Abdelmohsen UR, Ross SA Molecules 01-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9739537
doi:10.3390/molecules27238382
PMID:36500473
Efficacy evaluation of Buyang Huanwu Decoction in the treatment of ischemic stroke in the recovery period: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials Wang R, Ren J, Li S, Bai X, Guo W, Yang S, Wu Q, Zhang W Front Pharmacol 14-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9613954
doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.975816
PMID:36313307

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides
Paeoniflorin 425990 Click to see CC12CC3(C4CC1(C4(C(O2)O3)COC(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O)O 480.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.51.252

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