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Paeonia  

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Entry terms

  • Paeoniae Radices
  • Paeoniae Radix
  • Peonies
  • Peony
  • Radices, Paeoniae
  • Radix, Paeoniae
  • Shakuyaku
  • Shakuyakus

Scope note

  • A plant genus of the family Paeoniaceae, order Dilleniales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida. These perennial herbs are up to 2 m (6') tall. Leaves are alternate and are divided into three lobes, each lobe being further divided into three smaller lobes. The large flowers are symmetrical, bisexual, have 5 sepals, 5 petals (sometimes 10), and many stamens.

History note

  • 2002

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D029596

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