(This is a copy of the babelfish-translation of the chinese language scientific paper Shen Bao An: The study on classification, identification and revision for the medicinal plants of Sect. Moutan in Paeonia from china , Lishizhen Medicine and Materia Medica Research 2001 Vol.12 No.4   P.330-333, for a translation ran the text over the babelfish translator: http://world.altavista.com/ )

Peony research paper

When treasure Chinese medicine country medicine in 2001 12th volume 4th issue of LISHIZHEN MEDICINE AND MATERIA MEDICA RESEARCH2001 Vol.12 No.4 P.330-333

The Chinese Chinese peony is the peony group medicinal plant the classified appraisal research and the revision

The study on classification, identification and revision for
The medicinal plants of Sect. Moutan in Paeonia from china

Shen Bao An

Shen Bao an

(Anhui Province Wuhu institute for drug control 241,001)

(Wuhu Municipal Drug Bureau, Wuhu,Anhui 241,001)



    The abstract was (Paeonia) to the special product to China's Chinese peony the peony group (Sect. Moutan) the medicinal plant reto carry on the classified appraisal to study and to revise, total some 8 kinds, 7 subspecies, including 5 new ranks, 3 new combinations. Elaborated this group of each kind of plant's main identification mark, the habitat, the for medicinal purposes spot and the effect, paid equal attention to newly writes the Chinese Chinese peony to be the peony group medicinal plant classification appraisal retrieval table, in order to further studied, develops and protects this group of medicinal plants resources.

    The key wordChinese peony is; Peony group; Medicinal plant; Classified appraisal; Revision

    Center chart category number: R 282.71 literature identification codes: B article serial number: 1008-0805 (2,001) 04-0330-03

    The Chinese peony is (Paeonia) altogether to divide into three groups, namely peony group (Sect. Moutan), North America Chinese peony group (Sect. Onaepia) and Chinese peony group (Sect. Paeonia). Peony group (Sect. Moutan) is our country special product, are many by the root skin ??, is the Chinese native medicine male peony tree bark main origin, has alleviates fever ??, invigorates the blood ?? effect. At the same time, the peony is our country national flower, its wild type, is the precious flowers and plants resources. Since 1983, the author continuously has carried on to the peony group medicinal plant unceasingly studies, once publishes "Raw material for medicine Male Peony tree bark Original Plant - - Chinese peony To be a New Variety" [ 1 ], "the Chinese Chinese peony Is Peony Group Medicinal plant Resources And Classified Appraisal" [ 2 ], "For medicinal purposes Peony's Cultivation Technology" [ 3 ], and has discussed the for medicinal purposes peony in several academic works[ 5 ], [ 6 ], [ 7 ]. In recent years the Chinese and foreign scholar has published the peony group for new minute ??, but still did not have a fair objective comprehensive reorganization and the revision. Recently, the author according to "International Plant Naming Laws and regulations", (Sect. Moutan) the medicinal plant rehas conducted the classified appraisal research and the comprehensive revision to the peony group. Elaborated this group of each kind of plant's main classification identification mark, the habitat, the for medicinal purposes spot and the effect, paid equal attention to newly writes the Chinese Chinese peony to be the peony group medicinal plant classification appraisal retrieval table. The Chinese Chinese peony is the peony group medicinal plant to altogether have 8 kinds, 7 subspecies, including 5 new ranks, 3 new combinations. Presently relates in detail as follows.

    1 peony (plants ??)(color chart, please click on examination)

    Paeonia suffruticosa Andr.

    This plants ?? produces to our country each place, is the common cultivation flowering plant.Some very many scholars believed that,Paeonia suffruticosa Andr.is the peony group (Sect.Moutan) several kind of plants' complexes (hybrid compound forms). Gentleman and so on Hong Tao in an elaboration thought in 1992 that, "Paeonia suffruticosa Andr.is the cultivation peony population's general designation."[ 9 ]Mr. Hong Deyuan also in 1998 in elaboration first proposed "the purple spot peony is the peony complex(Paeonia suffruticosa complex)center natural is wild ??."[ 12 ]this plants flowers ??, color many kinds of, the variation is bigger. We believed that, this plants ?? radically the not stable character characteristic, is the typical complex.Its skin substitutes the male peony tree bark ??, has alleviates fever ??, invigorates the blood ?? effect.

    2 silver screens peonies (new rank)(color chart, please click on examination)

    Paeonia yinpingmudan (D. Y. Hong, K. Y. Pan et Z. W. Xie) B. A. Shen, stat. nov.

    Paeonia suffruticosa subsp. yinpingmudan D. Y. Hong, K. Y. Pan et Z. W. Xie in Acta

    Phytotax. Sin. 36 (6): 519, fig.2, colour pl. 2.1998. TYPE: China. Anhui, Caohu, Yinping Shan, on cliff, 1997-04-28, K. Y. Pan and Z. W. Xie 9,701 (holotype, PE!)

    Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. var. yinpingensis B. A. Shen("Anhui Picks Medicine Record", 2nd volume, in 1992)

    The author from 1988 to 1996, once many times arrived its original habitat Anhui Lake Chaohu silver Pingshan on-the-spot investigation, first discovered this kind and peony Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. The main difference is: Flower ??, white, wild.The author had most early discovered this kind is different with other plant ?? identification marks, and told Beijing in 1996 this situation by the communication way a professor. We believed that, peonyPaeonia suffruticosa Andr. (plants ??) radically the not stable character characteristic, only is the peony group (Sect. Moutan) several kind of plants' complexes.Therefore, silver screen peony Paeonia yinpingmudan (D. Y. Hong, K. Y. Pan et Z. W. Xie) B. A. Shen takes peony Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. A kind of subordinate[ 13 ] , obviously is not right, should promote as the independent kind. Its skin has alleviates fever ??, invigorates the blood ?? the effect.

    3 Henan peony (new combination)(color chart, please click on examination)

    Paeonia yinpingmudan (D. Y. Hong, K. Y. Pan et Z. W. Xie) B. A. Shen subsp. henanensis (D. Y. Hong, K. Y. Pan et Z. W. Xie) B. A. Shen, comb. nov.

    Paeonia suffruticosa subsp. yinpingmudan D. Y. Hong, K. Y. Pan et Z. W. Xie in Acta Phytotax. Sin. 36 (6): 519, fig.2, colour pl. 3.1998.

    This plant and silver screen peony Paeonia yinpingmudan (D. Y. Hong, K. Y. Pan et Z. W. Xie) B. A. Shen is similar, the main difference lies in the flower ??, the pale powder purple, produces to the Henan Song County. The two character is different, also interrupts distributes. Therefore, this plant should decide as the silver screen peony to plant subordinate subspecies. Its skin has alleviates fever ??, invigorates the blood ?? the effect.

    4 Yangshan peony[ 10 ]

Paeonia ostii T. Hong et J. X. Zhang

    This kind of leaf is the bipinnate 5 small leaves duplicate leaf; Small leaf blade slenderer, width 2 ~ 4cm, usually does not crack; The small leaf nearly does not have the handle; The flower is smaller, diameter 12.5 ~ 13cm; ?? 5; ?u?? fruit long 2 ~ 3.2cm; Plants Zichang 8 ~ 10mm. This kind of wild type has been extremely rare, the type specimen directs Zhengzhou from Mr. Zhang Jiaxun from the Henan Song County Yangshan. Has the scholar two time to inspect the Yangshan, had not found, but had discovered in the Henan Lushi County wildly occupies the group. In brief, this kind still had west Henan wildly occupies the group, but have been extremely few. Its skin has alleviates fever ??, invigorates the blood ?? the effect.

    5 for medicinal purposes peonies (new rank)[ 1 ](color chart, please click on examination)

    Paeonia ostii T. Hong et J. X. Zhang subsp. lishizhenenii (B. A. Shen) B. A. Shen, stat. nov.

    Paeonia ostii T. Hong et J. X. Zhang var. lishizhenii B. A. Shen in "Plant classification Journal" in 1997 the 4th issue.. 35 (4): 360.1997. TYPE: China. Anhui, Nanling, Yashan, alt. 200 ~ 250 m, roadsides, on slope, 1984-04-18, B. A. Shen PB1018 (holotype in Wuhu Municipal Drug Bureau of Anhui Province; Isotype, PE!)

    This plant and Yangshan peony Paeonia ostii T. Hong et J. X. Zhang main difference characteristic: The leaf is one to the bipinnate duplicate leaf, the bipinnate duplicate leaf has the small leaf 11 ~ 15 pieces, a chapter of ?? duplicate leaf has the small leaf 5 pieces; The small leaf blade is wider, width 3 ~ 8cm, common 2 ~ 3 cracks; The petiolule long reaches 10 ~ 15mm; The flower is bigger, diameter 14 ~ 20cm; ?? 5 ~ 8, ?u?? fruit long 3.5 ~ 4.5cm; Plants Zichang 9 ~ 12mm. "Chinese native medicine Appraisal Modern Research"[ 7 ]in monograph color chart 5 (for medicinal purposes peony specimen color photo) had fully demonstrated this plant has a ?? duplicate leaf and ?? 8 characteristics. Publishes a Yangshan's peony Mr. Paeonia ostii T. Hong et J. X. Zhang paper authors of Li Jiajue, recently published in him the academic monograph "the Chinese Peony And Chinese peony" (country science and technology academic work publication fund funded project)[ 9 ]center, also in detail described this plant and Yangshan peony Paeonia ostii T. Hong et J. X. the Zhang obvious difference characteristic. This plant originally produces the Anhui southern Anhui mountainous area, the author after the gathering type specimen, also (the southern Anhui mountainous area) gathers the wild adult plant in the Anhui rather country city(Anhui Province, rather the country city, the plank bridge township, nearby the cliff, elevation 600m, on April 20, 1997, Shen security 981, latter chose the type specimen (lectotype), saved the Anhui Province Wuhu institute for drug control specimen room (in Herb.Wuhu Municipal Drug Bureau, Anhui). By on obviously, this plant and Yangshan peony Paeonia ostii T. Hong et J. X. the Zhang difference characteristic was bigger than by far in the peony group (Sect. Moutan) center the before scholar publication other different subspecies ??, like Sichuan peony and round crack Sichuan peony. Therefore should this plant promotion be subspecies. This subspecies present host produces the Anhui Tongling County, south Ling Xian, the custom calls "the phoenix peony tree bark", for quality goods peony skin raw material for medicine origin. In national peony skin raw material for medicine, its output biggest, the quality is best, the best-selling each place, and every year has the massive exportation. Has alleviates fever ??, invigorates the blood ?? effect.

  The author as early as in 1984 on the gathering for medicinal purposes peony specimen, through the research appraisal, thought this is different to the Chinese peony is other kind of new minute ??, and to 1,988 completed for medicinal purposes peony new classification group paper writing (author to retain has Hong Deyuan Mr. 1988 end of the years Yu Gaixin to classify group correspondence), as a result of all sorts of reasons, has not been able in "Plant classification Journal" the prompt publication. After that "the Chinese Commonly used Chinese medicine" (in October, 1991) (had Latin description in the Anhui science and technology publishing house publication by the peony new variety publication, conformed to "International Plant Naming Laws and regulations"). Great waves gentleman has published the Yangshan peony after 1992. The author in Mr. Hong Deyuan ("Plant classification Journal" chief editor, under original text has correlation illustration explanation) the instruction meanly for Yangshan peony's kind of subordinate for medicinal purposes peony Paeonia ostii T. Hong et J. X. Zhang var. lishizhenii B. A. Shen, published to"Plant classification Journal" in 1997 the 4th issue.

    According to the Tang Dynasty "the Four tones of classical Chinese Book on Chinese medicine" records the for medicinal purposes peony to say that, "Now leaves ?? is good, bai Zhebu, red advantage; Leaves and the state, the Xuan prefecture and is good." According to the author textually researches, now Tongling County Pheonix mountains and south Ling Xian Yashan, in Tang Dynasty for Xuan prefecture ??. Thus it can be seen, as early as once has had the wild for medicinal purposes peony's distribution in more than 1,000 year ago our country Tang Dynasty Xuan prefecture. According to author many years investigation, the Anhui Province Tongling County Pheonix mountains and south area the Ling Xian Yashan's natural condition extremely is suitable the for medicinal purposes peony to grow, and to the seed reproduces, its original plant shape characteristic is stable. This Asian specific name has used Li Shi Zhen (Lishizhen) the name, by commemorates him in the Chinese pharmacy and the botany history great contribution.

    6 short peonies (Jishan peony)

    Paeonia jishanensis T. Hong et W. Z. Zhao

    Paeonia spontanea (Rehder) T. Hong et W. Z. Zhao in Bull. Bot. Res. (Harbin) 14 (3): 238.1994.

    This kind of present naturally distributes in Shanxi's Jishan and Yongji, Henan's Jiyuan, Shaanxi's Huashan and Tongchuan. Had been born broad-leaf falls to the elevation 900 ~ 1,700 m brush and the secondary ?? center. Its Pi Chengxi the peony tree bark, has alleviates fever ??, invigorates the blood ?? the effect.

    7 eggs leaves peony

Paeonia qiui Y. L. Pei et D. Y. Hong

This kind is extremely similar with short peony Paeonia jishanensis T. Hong et W. Z. Zhao, the small leaf blade assumes the oval to the egg circular. The original author describes this kind to go against the childhood leaf blade also to split, only splits shallowly. Obviously, the two only has a difference in the depth which the lobe splits. This kind of distributed region is extremely narrow.If plants this plant as Paeonia jishanensis T. Hong et W. Z. Zhao subspecies to process, then is more reasonable.Until now only sees to the Hubei Shennongjia mountainous region (pine and cypress and guarantees Kang) with Henan's west canyon. Its skin has alleviates fever ??, invigorates the blood ?? the effect.

    8 purple spots peonies (new combination)(color chart, please click on examination)

    Paeonia linyanshanii(S. G. Haw et L. A. Laeuner) B. A. Shen, comb. nov.

    Paeonia suffruticosa Andrews subsp. rockii S. G. Haw et L. A. Lauener in Edinb. J. Bot. 47 (3): 279, fig. 1a. 1990.

    Paeonia suffruticosa Andrews var. papaveracea auct. non. Andrews: K. Y. Pan in Fl. Reip. Pop. Sin. 27: 45, pl. 3.1979.

    Paeonia rockii subsp. linyanshanii T. Hong et G. L. Osti in Bull. Bot. Res. (Harbin) 14 (3): 237, fig. 1 et 2.1994. TYPE: China. Gansu, Wenxian, Baimahegou, alt. 1,570 m, 1993-04-28, Q. R. Zhang 19.920428 million (holotype, CAF, n.v.)

    This is since long ago continuously a kind which confuses subscribes by mistake. This kind of main characteristic is narrower for the small leaf blade, ??? to the egg shape ???, the mostly entire reason (namely does not split). Had the scholar "to look at preserved to Edinburgh imperial family botanical garden P. suffruticosa subsp. rockii S. G. Haw et L. A. Lauener (1,990) type specimen xerocopy, discovered Hong Tao and Osti cooperation publication P. rockii subsp. linyanshanii T. Hong et G. L. Ostii (1,994) the type specimen (saw their chart 1) and it is nearly completely same."[ 14 ] S. G. Haw et L. A. the Lauener1990 year this kind tookPaeonia suffruticosaa kind of subordinate processing, is obviously unreasonable. Because gentleman and so on Hong Tao in 1992 ??? peony Paeonia linyanshanii subsp. taibaishanica (new combination, after will see article) to subscribe by mistake for this kind, namely misused ??? peony Paeonia linyanshanii subsp. taibaishanica to carry on the invalid promotion to P. suffruticosa subsp. rockii (according to "International Plant Naming Laws and regulations", (??? peony) the pattern chart (purple spot peony) promoted with the second grade plant as the armor plant, will be wrong, also was invalid), thus wrong caused gentleman and so on Hong Tao in 1994 one to be again wrong, subscribed by mistake this kind for ??? a peony Paeonia linyanshanii subsp. taibaishanica kind of subordinate, Namely Lin peony Paeonia rockii subsp. linyanshanii. We fairly objectively have analyzed this kind of plant, in the essence, P. suffruticosa subsp. rockii S. G. Haw et L. A. Lauener (1,990) the type specimen, "China ???" 27th volume chart version 3 P. suffruticosa var. papaveracea[ 8 ]and "Plant Research" in 1994 3rd issue of 239th page of chart 1 Paeonia rockii subsp. linyanshanii [ 11 ]truly all was the identical plant, its common characteristic was the small leaf blade is narrower, ??? to the egg shape ???, the mostly entire reason (namely did not split). Therefore we subscribe by mistake above several a kind of subordinate recombines the promotion is a kind, this is genuine purple spot peony Paeonia linyanshanii (S. G. Haw et L. A. Laeuner) B. A. Shen. This kind of distribution south Gansu, west the Shaanxi Qinling's south slope, the Henan Funiu Mountain as well as Hubei the Shennongjia mountainous region, had been born to elevation 1,100 ~ 2800m falls ?? center. Its Pi Chengxi the peony tree bark, has alleviates fever ??, invigorates the blood ?? the effect.

    9 ??? peonies (new combination)(color chart, please click on examination)

    Paeonia linyanshanii(S. G. Haw et L. A. Laeuner) B. A. Shen subsp. taibaishanica (D. Y. Hong) B. A. Shen, comb. nov.

    Paeonia rockii subsp. taibaishanica D. Y. Hong in Acta Phytotax. Sin. 36 (3): 542, fig. 2.1998. TYPE: China. Shaanxi, Mt. Taibai, Shangbaiyun, alt. 1,750 m, in broad-leaved deciduous forest on cliff, 1985-05-24, D. Y. Hong and X. Y. Zhu PB85061 (holotype, PE!)

    Paeonia rockii (S. G. Haw et L. A. Lauener) T. Hong et J. J. Li in Bull. Bot. Res. (Harbin) 12 (3): 227, fig. 4.1992.  

    This subspecies also are confused subscribe by mistake ??. This subspecies and purple spot peony Paeonia linyanshanii (S. G. Haw et L. A. Laeuner) B. A. the Shen main difference is wider for the small leaf blade, the oval to the egg circular, mostly splits, has the depth ??. Professor and so on Hong Tao in "Plant Research" in 1992 3rd issue of 234th page of chart 4 publication Paeonia rockii (S. G. Haw et L. A. Lauener) T. Hong et J. J. Li, actually was this subspecies' pattern chart. Front in other words, gentleman and so on Hong Taoin 1992subscribed into this subspecies purple spot peony Paeonia linyanshanii (S. G. Haw et L. A. Laeuner) B. A. Shen (to see also by mistake article to state), thus caused afterwards Mr. Hong Deyuan this subspecies to take subscribed a kind of subordinate publication by mistake which planted[ 12, 14 ]. We fairly objectively have analyzed this kind of plant, in the essence, "Plant classification Journal" in 1998 6th issue of publication Paeonia rockii subsp. taibaishanica D. Y. Hong[ 12 ]and "Plant Research" in 1992 3rd issue of 234th page of chart 4 Paeonia rockii (S. G. Haw et L. A. Lauener) T. Hong et J. J. Li[ 10 ]truly all was the identical plant, its common characteristic was wider for the small leaf, the oval to the egg circular, mostly split, has the depth ??. In order to reform radically, clarifies the confusion, we subscribe above two ?? the again combination are subspecies by mistake, this is genuine ??? peony Paeonia linyanshanii (S. G. Haw et L. A. Laeuner) B. A. Shen subsp. taibaishanica (D. Y. Hong) B. A. Shen. This subspecies only limit north Qinling the slope, Shaanxi ??? and the Long Xian, Gansu's Tianshui. 60's before in ??? is very common, but the present could not nearly have found. Its skin has alleviates fever ??, invigorates the blood ?? the effect.

    In summary, may draw the conclusion: Gentleman and so on Hong Tao in "Plant Research" in 1992 3rd issue of 234th page of chart 4 publication Paeonia rockii (S. G. Haw et L. A. Lauener) T. Hong et J. J. Li, was in fact ??? peony Paeonia linyanshanii (S. G. Haw et L. A. Laeuner) B. A. Shen subsp. taibaishanica (D. Y. Hong) the B. A. Shen pattern chart, but simply was not genuine purple spot peony Paeonia linyanshanii (S. G. Haw et L. A. Laeuner) B. A. Shen.

 Gentleman and so on Hong Tao in "Plant Research" in 1994 3rd issue of 239th page of chart 1 publication Lin peony Paeonia rockii subsp. linyanshanii T. Hong et G. L. Osti was in fact genuine purple spot peony Paeonia linyanshanii (S. G. Haw et L. A. Laeuner) B. A. Shen.

    10 Sichuan peony

    Paeonia decomposita Hand. -Mazz.

    This kind of ?? 5, the small leaf blade and the lobe are narrower. This kind originally only knew Mar Kang and Jinchuan have the distribution, has the scholar in 1995 inspected when discovered in Tanpa and Kangting also has. According to investigates, utmost fords in Jinchuan in the basin elevation 2,050 ~ 3100m brush to be quite common, does not assume is in imminent danger the condition. Its Pi Chengchuan the peony tree bark, has alleviates fever ??, invigorates the blood ?? the effect.

    11 round cracks Sichuan peony

Paeonia decomposita Hand. -Mazz. subsp. rotundiloba D. Y. Hong

    This subspecies and Sichuan peony Paeonia decomposita Hand. -Mazz. Extremely similar, only take ?? 2 ~ 5, the small leaf blade and the lobe comparatively is wide as the difference. If to with is the plant character difference size front to take the classified basis, this obviously does not have the for medicinal purposes peony and the Yangshan peony difference which the article states is obvious. This subspecies in vanish the river basin ??, Mowhsien, Heilongjiang River, Sungpan (south) are quite common with Li county, sees to in the elevation 1,700 ~ 2,700 m brush and the secondary fallen leaf foliage forest. Its skin has alleviates fever ??, invigorates the blood ?? the effect.

    12 purple peonies (???, the Yunnan peony)(color chart, please click on examination)

Paeonia delavayi Franch.

  This kind of same year lived on to live has several flowers, how many sagging; The face plate pulp, only wraps ?? the base. Colored purple red to red, diameter 9 ~ 10cm, outside the flower has 8 ~ 12 big shapes ?? and ?? the composition ??, ?? is usual 2 ~ 5. This kind of variation is bigger, plants has several subspecies. Has the scholar even to think "this ?? probably in occupies in the group biology to be allowed to take the prominent example, the multi- state properties are extremely remarkable, even in occupies in the group all to be allowed to see the flowered the color from the white, the pure yellow, the yellow has the purple-red mottling, the orange, the red even reddish purple color change; Flower petal number 4 to 10, ?? and flowered medicine color from yellow discoloration to orange, purple red; ?? number from 2 to 5 or 3 to 6, from green to purple red; Leaf lobe number from 68 to 312; ?? 1 to 5; ?? 2 to 5 or 4 to 6, or 7 to 9, green to purple red; The face plate green, the yellow, are red or the purple red. But this ?? identically concurrently ???? and the vegetative reproduction (walks stem), the root spins ? the shape to add thickly."[ 14 ]its states although has biased(contains in fact has differently ??, in plant, different ?? plant ?? symbiosis also is universal existence), but sufficiently proves the ming dynasty printed books ??? characteristic not to be extremely unstable, should combine a kind, and after this plants determined some subspecies more are reasonable (article three subspecies are classify principle according to above to subscribe). This kind produces southeast Tibet, east Yunnan scenery by north with Sichuan north west. In the peony group (Sect. Moutan), is in sole possession of this kind of wild by no means, therefore is called as ??? is inappropriate. This kind also not only alone produces Yunnan (Yunnan), therefore is called as the Yunnan peony not to be inappropriate. Because this kind of original variety take the flowered purple red as the main characteristic, therefore is called as the purple peony to be reasonable. Its Pi Chengchi the peony tree bark, has alleviates fever ??, invigorates the blood ?? the effect.

    13 slender peonies (new rank)(color chart, please click on examination)

    Paeonia delavayi Franch. subsp. angustiloba (Rehd.et Wils.) B. A. Shen, stat. nov.

    Paeonia delavayi var. angustiloba Rehder et E. H. Wilson in Sarg., Pl. Wilson. 1: 318.1913. TYPE: China. W Sichuan, Yajiang (W of Tachien-lu, descent to Yalung river), 3,000 ~ 3,600 m, 1908-10, Wilson 1,333 (holotype, A)

    This subspecies leaf's small lobe striation ??? or slender ???, width 4 ~ 7 m m; The flower is red; Diameter 5 ~ 6cm, outside flower not big shape ??, ?? and ?? 5 ~ 7, ?? usual 2 ~ 3. Produces west Sichuan Batang, the elegant river, ??, Daofu, Kangting and area the Yunnan Kunming, Lijiang, lofty bright Dongchuan. Its skin called Xichang the peony tree bark, has alleviates fever ??, invigorates the blood ?? the effect.

    14 yellow peonies (new rank)(color chart, please click on examination)

    Paeonia delavayi Franch. subsp. lutea (Delavay ex Franch.) B. A. Shen, stat. nov.

    Paeonia lutea Delavay ex Franch. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 382. 1,886; Paeonia delavayi var. lutea (Delavay ex Franch.) Inet et Gagnep. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 51: 524.1904. TYPE: China. NE Yunnan: Eryuan County, Hea Chan Men, 1883-05-25, Delavay s. n. (lectotype, P; Isolectotype, K).

    This subspecies adult plant high 100 ~ 150 cm, has ???; ?? usual 3; Flower petal yellow, base common purplish red color spot; Concurrently has the nature (seed) to reproduce and asexual (???) reproduces. Produces to Yunnan, southeast the Sichuan north west and Tibet. Its skin called Xichang the peony tree bark, has alleviates fever ??, invigorates the blood ?? the effect.

    15 big flowered yellow peonies (new rank)(color chart, please click on examination)

    Paeonia delavayi Franch. subsp. ludlowii (Stern et Taylor) B. A. Shen, stat. nov.

    Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii Stern et Taylor in J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 76: 217.1951. TYPE: China. SE Tibet [ Kongbo Prov. Miling, Tsangpo Valley, Ludlow ], Sherriff et Taylor 4,540 (holotype, BM).

    Paeonia ludlowii (Stern et Taylor) D. Y. Hong in Novon 7: 157, fig.1 & 2.1997.

    Paeonia ludlowii (Stern et Taylor) J. J. Li et D. Z. Cheng in Bull. Bot. Res. 18 (2):152~ 155,1998.

    This subspecies adult plant high 1.5 ~ 3.5 m, ?? 1 ~ 3, does not have the wool; Flower petal, ?? and ?? pure yellow; By seed reproduction. Produces to Yunnan, southeast the Sichuan north west and Tibet. Its skin called Xichang the peony tree bark, has alleviates fever ??, invigorates the blood ?? the effect.

    The peony group (Sect. Moutan) in plant's partial types have been at are in imminent danger or gradually the danger condition, the idioplasm resources extremely are precious, Sichuan peony Paeonia decomposita Hand. -Mazz. Has listed as the national two levels of key protections plants. Short peony Paeonia jishanensis T. Hong et W. Z. Zhao, yellow peony Paeonia delavayi Franch. subsp. lutea (Delavay ex Franch.) B. A. Shen and purple spot peony Paeonia linyanshanii (S. G. Haw et L. A. Laeuner) B. A. Shen has listed as the national three levels of key protections plants. Should pay attention to the resources conservation, cuts cannot over-pick randomly digs.

The Chinese Chinese peony is the peony group medicinal plant classification retrieval table:

1. The single peanut lived a peak in the same year, ??; The face plate leather nature, wraps ?? reaches 1/above 2.

  2. Face plate in flowering season entire package ??; ?? 5 (~ 8), dense fresh fluff; The leaf is two chapter of three duplicate Ye Huowei one to three chapter of ?? duplicate leaves.

    3. The leaf is two chapters of three duplicate leaves; Small leaf usual 9.

      4. The small leaf mostly splits, long oval, oval or near circular.

        5. The small leaf long oval or the oval, go against the fresh small leaf 3 deep cracks, and has 1 in addition to several small lobes, leans the fresh small leaf 2 ~ 3 cracks, the individual small leaf does not crack;

          Lobe peak anxious point; At the back of the leaf does not have the wool.

6. Flower ??, cultivation... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Peony P. suffruticosa

  6. Flower ??, wild.

              7. The flowered pure white, originally produces Anhui... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Silver screen peony P. yinpingmudan

              7. The flowered pale powder purple, originally produces Henan... ... ... ... ... ... ... Henan peony P. yinpingmudan subsp. henanensis

        5. The small leaf egg circular to the circular, the complete small leaf 3 deep cracks, the lobe splits again, is obtuse the lobe peak anxious point to the circle; At the back of leaf on arteries by fluff

           ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Short peony P. jishanensis

  4. The small leaf mostly does not crack, oval or egg circular; The flower petal base has the red mottling... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Egg leaf peony P. qiui

    3. The leaf is one to three chapter of ?? duplicate leaves; The small leaf usual are many to 9.

    8. The leaf is one to the bipinnate duplicate leaf; The small leaf does not surpass 15. Flower petal usual white, base not deep ?? color mottling; Face plate, ?? and

        ?? is a purple red.

    9. The leaf is the bipinnate 5 small leaves duplicate leaf; Small leaf blade obviously slenderer, width 2 ~ 4cm, usually does not crack; The small leaf nearly does not have the handle; The flower is smaller, diameter

         12.5 ~ 13cm; ?? 5; ?u?? fruit long 2 ~ 3.2cm; Plants Zichang 8 ~ 10 mm, originally produces Henan... ... Yangshan peony P. ostii

9. The leaf is one to the bipinnate duplicate leaf, has the small leaf 11 ~ 15 pieces; The small leaf blade is obviously wider, width 3 ~ 8cm, common 2 ~ 3 cracks; The petiolule is long

          Reaches 10 ~ 15mm; The flower is bigger, diameter 14 ~ 20cm; ?? 5 ~ 8, ?u?? fruit long 3.5 ~ 4.5cm; Plants Zichang 9 ~ 12mm;

          Originally produces Anhui... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... For medicinal purposes peony P. ostii subsp. lishizhenenii

      8. The leaf is two to three chapter of ?? duplicate leaves; Small leaf 17 ~ 33; Inside the flower petal the base has the depth ?? color mottling; The face plate, ?? and ?? is

        White or yellow white.

        10. The small leaf blade is narrower, ??? to the egg shape ???, the mostly entire reason (namely does not split)... ... ... ... Purple spot peony P. linyanshanii

        10. The small leaf blade is wider, the oval to the egg circular, mostly splits, has the depth ??

           ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ??? peony P. linyanshanii subsp. taibaishanica

  2. The face plate wraps ?? 1 in the flowering season/2 ~ 2/3; ?? 2 ~ 5, does not have the wool; The leaf is three or four chapter of ?? duplicate leaves; Small leaf 29 ~ 63, completely

    Fission.

    11. ?? nearly always 5; The small leaf is narrow, goes against the fresh small leaf length and breadth ratio is (1.5 ~) 1.7 ~ 2.7 (~ 3.3); The lobe is narrow, goes against the fresh crack film length

       The wide ratio is (1.6 ~) 2.4 ~ 3.7 (~ 4.3)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sichuan peony P. decomposita

    11. ?? 2 ~ 5, is usual 3 or 4; The small leaf comparatively is wide, goes against the fresh small leaf length and breadth ratio is (1.0 ~) 1.2 ~ 1.8 (~ 2.2); The lobe is wider, goes against lives

       The lobe length and breadth ratio is (1.0 ~) 1.3 ~ 2.4 (~ 3.0)... ... Round crack Sichuan peony P. decomposita subsp. rotundiloba

1. Same year lived on to live has several flowers, how many sagging; The face plate pulp, only wraps ?? the base.

  12. The colored purple red, is red, thin white.

     13. Leaf's small lobe ??? to oval shape ???, width 0.7 ~ 2cm; The colored purple red to is red, diameter 9 ~ 10cm, outside the flower has 8 ~ 12

        Big shape ?? and ?? composition ??, ?? usual 2 ~ 5... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Purple peony P. delavayi

     13. Leaf's small lobe striation ??? or slender ???, width 4 ~ 7 m m; The flower is red, thin white; Diameter 5 ~ 6cm, outside flower not big shape

       ??, ?? and ?? 5 ~ 7, ?? usual 2 ~ 3... ... ... ... Slender leaf peony P. delavayi subsp. angustiloba

  12. Colored yellow.

     14. Adult plant high 100 ~ 150 cm, has ???; ?? usual 3; Flower petal yellow, base common purplish red color spot; Concurrently has the nature (seed)

        The reproduction and asexual (???) reproduces... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Yellow peony P. delavayi subsp. lutea

     14. Adult plant high 1.5 ~ 3.5 m, ?? 1 ~ 3, does not have the wool; Flower petal, ?? and ?? pure yellow; By seed reproduction

        ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Big flowered yellow peony P. delavayi subsp. ludlowii

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    Note: The this article main content to on has end of year 1999 published in another work which the author publishes. Because the length limits, this article when treasure Chinese medicine country medicine in 2001 12th volume 4th issue of  LISHIZHEN MEDICINE AND MATERIA MEDICA RESEARCH2001 Vol.12 No.4   P.330-333 publication slightly has revises.