Paeonia moutan (Paeonia suffruticosa, dark purple double)
Information
Title
Paeonia moutan (Paeonia suffruticosa, dark purple double)
Record type
Drawings
Original Reference
A/PJI/45
Author or creator
Unknown
Date
Ninteenth century
Scope & content
Watercolour of a dark purple Paeonia suffruticosa, on Chinese paper, by an anonymous artist. Bound in album 'Plantae Japonicae Icones', nineteenth century, page 45. Paeonia suffruticosa is the current botanical name, moutan is a synonym. The English vernacular name is Chinese tree peony. Piony is a phonetic spelling of peony