Taxon:  Paeonia rockii (S. G. Haw & Lauener) T. Hong & J. J. Li ex D. Y. Hong



Summary
Genus:
Paeonia
Section:
Moutan
Subsection:
Vaginatae
Family:
Paeoniaceae
Nomen number:
457128
Place of publication:
Acta Phytotax. Sin. 36:539.  1998 (T. Hong & J. J. Li, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 12:227.  1992, nom. inval.)
Comment:
Hong & Li failed to cite the exact basionym page (Madrid ICN Art. 41.5 and Note 1)
Verified:
10/05/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Paeonia rockii (S. G. Haw & Lauener) T. Hong & J. J. Li ex D. Y. Hong subsp. atava (Brühl) D. Y. Hong & K. Y. Pan (0 active accession[s])
Paeonia rockii (S. G. Haw & Lauener) T. Hong & J. J. Li ex D. Y. Hong subsp. rockii (0 active accession[s])
Paeonia rockii (S. G. Haw & Lauener) T. Hong & J. J. Li ex D. Y. Hong subsp. taibaishanica D. Y. Hong (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Paeonia suffruticosa Andrews subsp. rockii S. G. Haw & Lauener

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Chen, Q. et al. 2023. The plastome reveals new insights into the evolutionary and domestication history of peonies in East Asia. B. M. C. Pl. Biol. 23:243. DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04246-3.
  3. Deng, R. et al. 2022. Peony seeds oil by-products: Chemistry and bioactivity. Industr. Crops Prod. 187:115333. DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.115333.
  4. Dong, P.-B. et al. 2022. Niche divergence at the intraspecific level in an endemic rare peony (Paeonia rockii): A phylogenetic, climatic and environmental survey. Front. Plant Sci. 13:978011. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.978011. Note: rare and endangered
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  6. Halda, J. J. 2004. The genus Paeonia Note: = Paeonia suffruticosa subsp. rockii
  7. Hong, D.-Y. & K.-Y. Pan. 1998. A revision of the Paeonia suffruticosa complex (Paeoniaceae). Nordic J. Bot. 19:295-296.
  8. Hong, D.-Y. 2010. Peonies of the world: taxonomy and phytogeography 78-83.
  9. Mao, Y. et al. 2017. Chemical composition analysis, sensory, and feasibility study of Tree Peony seed. J. Food Sci. 82:553-561. DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.13593.
  10. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  11. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  12. Yuan, J. H. et al. 2011. The phylogeographic structure and conservation genetics of the endangered tree peony, Paeonia rockii (Paeoniaceae), inferred from chloroplast gene sequences. Conservation Genet. 12:1539-1549. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-011-0251-8.
  13. Zhu, X-Y. & T. Hong. 2005. Validation and neotypification of Paeonia rockii subsp. linyanshanii (Paeoniaceae). Taxon 54:806-807.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Chinesezi ban mu dan紫斑牡丹 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Germangefleckte Strauch-Pfingstrose  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Shenge.Hong, D.-Y. 2010. Peonies of the world: taxonomy and phytogeography 78-83.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan Shengw.Hong, D.-Y. 2010. Peonies of the world: taxonomy and phytogeography 78-83.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Shengw.Hong, D.-Y. 2010. Peonies of the world: taxonomy and phytogeography 78-83.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNingxia Huizi Zizhiqus.Hong, D.-Y. 2010. Peonies of the world: taxonomy and phytogeography 78-83.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng Hong, D.-Y. 2010. Peonies of the world: taxonomy and phytogeography 78-83.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Shengn.Hong, D.-Y. 2010. Peonies of the world: taxonomy and phytogeography 78-83.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng (e.), Henan Sheng (w.), Hubei Sheng (w.), Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu (s.), Shaanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng (n.)]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Hong, D.-Y. 2010. Peonies of the world: taxonomy and phytogeography 78-83.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Halda, J. J. 2004. The genus Paeonia Note: = Paeonia suffruticosa subsp. rockii
Human foodoil/fatapproved for use in ChinaDeng, R. et al. 2022. Peony seeds oil by-products: Chemistry and bioactivity. Industr. Crops Prod. 187:115333. DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.115333.
Human foodoil/fathigh in alpha-linolenic acidMao, Y. et al. 2017. Chemical composition analysis, sensory, and feasibility study of Tree Peony seed. J. Food Sci. 82:553-561. DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.13593.
Materialschemicalspotential, monoterpenes glycosides, flavonoirds, and phenolic acids as bioactives for food and pharmaceutical industriesDeng, R. et al. 2022. Peony seeds oil by-products: Chemistry and bioactivity. Industr. Crops Prod. 187:115333. DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.115333.
Medicinesfolklore Dong, P.-B. et al. 2022. Niche divergence at the intraspecific level in an endemic rare peony (Paeonia rockii): A phylogenetic, climatic and environmental survey. Front. Plant Sci. 13:978011. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.978011. Note: rare and endangered
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=457128. Accessed 8 November 2026.