Paeonia parnassica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Paeoniaceae
Genus: Paeonia
Species:
P. parnassica
Binomial name
Paeonia parnassica
Tzanoud.

Paeonia parnassica, the Greek peony, is a plant that is native to the mountains of south-central Greece. The flowers are produced in late spring with a deep maroon red colouring on 65 cm stems. The blooms are large, up to 12 cm in diameter and bear a boss of rich orange stamens. This peony was once included with the species P. mascula.[2]

Genetics

The Greek peony is an autotetraploid (4n=20) of which the diploid parent must have gone extinct.[3]

References

  1. Bazos, I.; Delipetrou, P. (2011). "Paeonia parnassica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T162095A5535177. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T162095A5535177.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Peonies: The Imperial Flower by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall ISBN 0-297-82424-4
  3. Ferguson, Diane; Sang, Tao (2001). "Speciation through homoploid hybridization between allotetraploids in peonies (Paeonia)" (PDF). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 98 (7): 3915–3919. Bibcode:2001PNAS...98.3915F. doi:10.1073/pnas.061288698. PMC 31153. PMID 11259655. Retrieved 2016-04-30.


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