Paeonia ludlowii | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Paeoniaceae |
Genus: | Paeonia |
Species: | P. ludlowii |
Binomial name | |
Paeonia ludlowii (Stern & G.Taylor) D.Y.Hong |
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.[1][2]
Media related to Paeonia ludlowii at Wikimedia Commons