Paeonia ludlowii
Encyclopedia
Paeonia ludlowii, Ludlow's tree peony, is a species
of peony
native to China
. It is one of several species given the vernacular
name tree peony
. P. ludlowii was first described as a subspecies
of Paeonia lutea by Frederick Claude Stern and George Taylor
. De Yuan Hong later elevated the taxon
to species rank in 1997.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of peony
Peony
Peony or paeony is a name for plants in the genus Paeonia, the only genus in the flowering plant family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, southern Europe and western North America...
native to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. It is one of several species given the vernacular
Vernacular
A vernacular is the native language or native dialect of a specific population, as opposed to a language of wider communication that is not native to the population, such as a national language or lingua franca.- Etymology :The term is not a recent one...
name tree peony
Tree peony
Tree peony can refer to any member of the plant genus Paeonia that has a woody habit, including:*Paeonia delavayi, Delavay's tree peony*Paeonia ludlowii, Ludlow's tree peony*Paeonia rockii, Rock's tree peony...
. P. ludlowii was first described as a subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of Paeonia lutea by Frederick Claude Stern and George Taylor
George Taylor (botanist)
Sir George Taylor FRS FRSE FLS was a Scottish botanist.Taylor was Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1956–71.- References :...
. De Yuan Hong later elevated the taxon
Taxon
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to species rank in 1997.