P. emodi (Wall. ex Royle, 1834)[Wall. ex Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts, 1834, p. 57] |
| First Description: | P. emodi (Wall. ex Royle, 1834) |
| Synonyms: | P. emodi var. glabrata (Hook. F. & Thomson in J. D. Hooker, 1875) P. anomala var. emodi (Huth., 1891) P. emodi f. glabrata (H. Hara in H. Hara & Williams, 1979) |
P. emodi (Flower) Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, May 2023), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2023 [ click on image for full image ] |
| Plant: | Ploidy: | 2n=10, 20 |
| Growth Type: | herbaceous / perennial | |
| Height: | up to 60cm | |
| Roots: | carrot-shaped, up to 2.5cm in diameter | |
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| Leaves: | # segmentation: | 15 - 27 |
| others: | lower leaves biternate, with some or all of the 9 leaflets segmented; leaflets and/or leaf segment 15-27, ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, 7-14cm long, 1.5-3.8cm broad, glabrous or with sparse bristles along veins, always glabrous beneath |
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| Flowers: | Season: | May to early June |
| # flowers/stem: | 2-3 on a stem | |
| Bracts: | involucrate bracts 3-4, leaf-like | |
| Sepals: | 3-4, green, ovate-orbicular to orbicular, all caudate at the apex, 1.2-2.0cm long (tailed part excluded), 1-2cm broad |
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| Petals: | 8-10, white, obovate, often bilobate, ca. 4cm long, ca. 3cm broad |
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| Flower Colour: | white | |
| Filaments: | yellow | |
| Anthers: | yellow | |
| Disk: | pale pink, waved | |
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| Fruit: | Season: | July to August |
| # of Carpells: | 1-2 | |
| Carpell: | tomentose with hairs 1-2mm long or glabrous | |
| Style / Stigma: | styles absent or up to 1mm long stigmas pink |
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| Follicles / Ovary / Ovules: | follicles long-ovoid or ellipsoid, 2-3.5cm long, 1.2-1.5cm in diameter | |
| Seeds: | brown-black, oblong, 7-9mm long, 3.5-6mm in diameter | |
| Habitat: | Location: | growing in bushes on dry or rocky slopes at altitudes from 1600m to 3000m |
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| Geogr. Distr.: | distributed in the western Himalayas and NE part of the Hindu Kush: S Tibet, N. India, Nepal, N Pakistan and NE Afghanistan | |
| Countries: | China, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan | |
| Common Names: | Mount Emodus peony |
P. emodi (entire plant) Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, May 2023), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2023 [ click on image for full image ] |
P. emodi (single leave from top) Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, May 2023), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2023 [ click on image for full image ] |
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P. emodi (Flower) Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, May 2023), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2023 [ click on image for full image ] |
P. emodi (Fruit / Seeds) Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, May 2023), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2023 [ click on image for full image ] |