Paeonia obovata




Family Paeoniaceae
Scientific name Paeonia obovata Maximovicz
Synonyms Paeonia japonica (Makino) Miyabe & Takeda; Paeonia obovata Maximowicz forma glabra (Makino) Kitamura; Paeonia obovata Maximowicz forma hirsuta Hara; Paeonia obovata Maximowicz forma oreogeton (S. Moore) Kitagawa; Paeonia obovata Maximowicz subsp. japonica (Makino) Halda; Paeonia obovata Maximowicz var. glabra Makino; Paeonia obovata Maximowicz var. japonica Makino; Paeonia obovata Maximowicz var. typica Makino; Paeonia oreogeton S. Moore
Common name (Japanese common name) yama shaku-yaku [mountain shaku-yaku (shaku-yaku = Paeonia lactiflora Pallas)]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China
Chromosomal number 2n=10
Description Plants 30-40cm tall. Leaves 17-35cm. Flowers red, pink or white petals each ca. 4cm long, flowering in May. Perennial plants.
Reference Paeonia obovata Maxim.
Paeonia obovata Maximowicz
Cytogeography and taxonomy of the Paeonia obovata polyploid complex (Paeoniaceae)
Variations of 18S rDNA Loci Among Six Populations of Paeonia obovata Maxim. (Paeoniaceae) Revealed by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
Dietary supplement containing herbal extracts which promotes healthy hair growth on the scalp (US Patent 6183749/2001)
Essential oil composition (US Patent 6280751/2001)
Compositions and methods for enhancing therapeutic effects (US Patent 6521269/2003)
Herbal composition PHY906 and its use in chemotherapy (US Patent 7025993/2006)
Skin preparation for external use (Japanese Patent JP3849269/2006)
Antimicrobial plant extract and skin preparation for external use containing the same (Japanese Patent JP3902336/2007)



April 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden



April 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden