Paeonia parnassica
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]
| Paeonia parnassica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Paeoniaceae |
| Genus: | Paeonia |
| Species: | P. parnassica |
| Binomial name | |
| Paeonia parnassica Tzanoud. | |
Genetics
The Greek peony is an autotetraploid (4n=20) of which the diploid parent must have gone extinct.[3]
References
- 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.
- Peonies: The Imperial Flower by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall ISBN 0-297-82424-4
- 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. doi:10.1073/pnas.061288698. PMC 31153. PMID 11259655. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
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