| 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 |